Brenda Blackburn
Trent University/University Secretary
2025 Salary
$166,249Total compensation $167,267, including $1,018 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#158Trent University
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$166,2492025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$103,012 in 2021 is worth about $119,453 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University SecretaryTrent University | $166,249Benefits $1,018Total $167,267 |
| 2024 | University SecretaryTrent University | $156,921Benefits $934Total $157,856 |
| 2023 | University SecretaryTrent University | $147,441Benefits $852Total $148,293 |
| 2022 | University SecretaryTrent University | $127,746Benefits $765Total $128,512 |
| 2021 | Acting University SecretaryTrent University | $103,012Benefits $585Total $103,597 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Brenda Blackburn's $166,249 salary works out to roughly $112,827 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.1%. It is up about 6% on the $156,921 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$112,827
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.1%
- vs. 2025 University Secretary median
- +2%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.