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Catherine Richards

City of Oshawa/Senior Manager, Special Events and Culture

2025 Salary

$160,874

Total compensation $161,567, including $693 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

#77

City of Oshawa

Years on List

7

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$160,874

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 7 yearly values of total compensation, from $109,375 in 2017 to $161,567 in 2025. No data from 2022 to 2023.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201720182020202120242025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$108,904 in 2017 is worth about $137,132 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Senior Manager, Special Events and CultureCity Of Oshawa$160,874Benefits $693Total $161,567
2024Senior Manager, Special Events and CultureCity Of Oshawa$150,590Benefits $452Total $151,042
2021Manager, Culture and Centralized Recreation ServicesCity Of Oshawa$108,426Benefits $329Total $108,755
2020Manager, Culture and Central Recreation ServicesCity Of Oshawa$137,972Benefits $459Total $138,431
2019Manager, Culture and Central Recreation ServicesCity Of Oshawa$129,154Benefits $452Total $129,606
2018Manager, Culture and Centralized Recreation ServicesCity of Oshawa$120,919Benefits $487Total $121,407
2017Manager, Culture and Centralized Recreation ServicesCity of Oshawa$108,904Benefits $471Total $109,375

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Catherine Richards was paid $160,874 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $109,870, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.3%. That is about 7% more than the $150,590 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 2017. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$109,870
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~28.3%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.7%

Where does $160,874 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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2025

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