Kara Dawson
City of Kingston/Labour Relations Officer
2025 Salary
$106,692Total compensation $107,623, including $931 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
#329City of Kingston
Years on List
52020–2025
Peak Salary
$106,6922025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$104,101 in 2020 is worth about $124,769 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Labour Relations OfficerCity Of Kingston | $106,692Benefits $931Total $107,623 |
| 2024 | Labour Relations OfficerCity Of Kingston | $104,511Benefits $914Total $105,425 |
| 2023 | Labour Relations OfficerCity Of Kingston | $101,465Benefits $913Total $102,378 |
| 2022 | Labour Relations OfficerCity Of Kingston | $100,488Benefits $785Total $101,273 |
| 2020 | Labour Relations and Compensation SpecialistCity Of Kingston | $104,101Benefits $784Total $104,884 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Kara Dawson was paid $106,692 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $78,609, an effective income-tax rate of about 21.2%. For comparison, the median Labour Relations Officer on the 2025 list was paid $132,981; this salary is about 20% less. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2020. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$78,609
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.3%
- vs. 2025 Labour Relations Officer median
- −20%
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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.