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Karen Bailey

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board/Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer / Vice‑présidence principale et chef(fe) des placements

2025 Salary

$306,224

Total compensation $307,324, including $1,101 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

#13

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Years on List

8

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$306,224

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $158,537 in 2018 to $307,324 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K201820192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$158,251 in 2018 is worth about $194,789 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer / Vice‑présidence principale et chef(fe) des placementsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$306,224Benefits $1,101Total $307,324
2024Chief Financial Officer/Chef des financesWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$287,481Benefits $1,019Total $288,500
2023Senior Vice President And Chief Investment Officer/Vice-Présidente Principale Et Chef Des PlacementsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board / Commission De La Sécurité Professionnelle Et De L'Assurance Contre Les Accidents Du Travail$263,143Benefits $782Total $263,925
2022Senior Vice President And Chief Investment Officer/Vice-Présidente Principale Et Chef Des PlacementsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$267,488Benefits $488Total $267,976
2021Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer/Vice-présidente principale et chef des placementsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$267,765Benefits $488Total $268,252
2020Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer\Vice-présidente principale et chef des placementsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$273,243Benefits $528Total $273,771
2019Vice President, Investments\Vice-pr�sidente, PlacementsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$253,412Benefits $482Total $253,894
2018Vice President Investments\Vice-présidente, PlacementsWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board$158,251Benefits $286Total $158,537

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Karen Bailey was paid $306,224 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $182,260, an effective income-tax rate of about 38.7%. Within Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Karen Bailey's total compensation of $307,324 was the #13 of 2,010, against a median salary of $116,678. Karen Bailey has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$182,260
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~38.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~40.5%

Where does $306,224 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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