Cory Bluhm
City of Kitchener/Executive Director Economic Development
2025 Salary
$191,131Total compensation $195,279, including $4,148 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
#27City of Kitchener
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$191,1312025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$102,739 in 2015 is worth about $133,252 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Executive Director Economic DevelopmentCity Of Kitchener | $191,131 |
| 2024 | Executive Director Economic DevelopmentCity Of Kitchener | $181,113 |
| 2023 | Executive Director Economic DevelopmentCity Of Kitchener | $168,687 |
| 2022 | Executive Director Economic DevelopmentCity Of Kitchener | $166,117 |
| 2021 | Executive Director, Economic DevelopmentCity Of Kitchener | $162,448 |
| 2020 | Executive Director, Economic DevelopmentCity Of Kitchener | $159,914 |
| 2019 | Executive Director, Economic DevelopmentCity Of Kitchener | $153,197 |
| 2018 | Executive Director, Economic DevelopmentCity of Kitchener | $146,016 |
| 2017 | Executive Director, Economic DevelopmentCity of Kitchener | $132,926 |
| 2016 | Interim Executive Director, Economic DevelopmentCity of Kitchener | $104,029 |
| 2015 | Manager, Downtown Community DevelopmentCity of Kitchener | $102,739 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $191,131 Cory Bluhm earned in 2025, roughly $126,117 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 34.0%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $181,113, that is a rise of about 6%. Cory Bluhm has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$126,117
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.0%
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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.