Celeste Karvonen
City of Toronto/Manager Policy And Strategic Issues
2025 Salary
$126,159Total compensation $126,953, including $793 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
#6,987City of Toronto
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$126,1592025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$104,755 in 2023 is worth about $109,490 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager Policy And Strategic IssuesCity Of Toronto | $126,159Benefits $793Total $126,953 |
| 2024 | Manager Policy And Strategic IssuesCity Of Toronto | $115,408Benefits $661Total $116,068 |
| 2023 | Manager Policy And Strategic IssuesCity Of Toronto | $104,755Benefits $3,458Total $108,213 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Celeste Karvonen's 2025 salary of $126,159 comes to roughly $90,376 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.0% effective) is deducted. Within City of Toronto, Celeste Karvonen's total compensation of $126,953 was the #6,987 of 13,079, against a median salary of $128,018. Celeste Karvonen has appeared on the list 3 times since 2023. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,376
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
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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.