Ellen Watkins
Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Branch/Chief Executive Officer
2025 Salary
$163,295Total compensation $173,213, including $9,918 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
#1Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Branch
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$163,2952025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$112,531 in 2022 is worth about $122,207 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief Executive OfficerCanadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Branch | $163,295Benefits $9,918Total $173,213 |
| 2024 | Chief Executive OfficerCanadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Branch | $155,726Benefits $9,148Total $164,873 |
| 2023 | Director of Corporate ServicesCanadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Branch | $115,110Benefits $666Total $115,775 |
| 2022 | Director of Corporate servicesCanadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Branch | $112,531Benefits $758Total $113,289 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Ellen Watkins was paid $163,295 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $111,202, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.5%. For comparison, the median Chief Executive Officer on the 2025 list was paid $183,562; this salary is about 11% less. That is about 5% more than the $155,726 paid in 2024. 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
- ~$111,202
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.9%
- vs. 2025 Chief Executive Officer median
- −11%
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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.