Karen Baldassarra
Public and Business Service Delivery/Director, Pay and Benefits Operations Branch
2022 Salary — last year on the list
$170,865Total compensation $171,066, including $200 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
2022
Employer Rank
#61Public and Business Service Delivery
Years on List
52018–2022
Peak Salary
$170,8652022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2022
$141,488 in 2018 is worth about $174,155 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Director, Pay and Benefits Operations BranchGovernment and Consumer Services | $170,865Benefits $200Total $171,066 |
| 2021 | Director, Pay and Benefits Operations BranchGovernment and Consumer Services | $164,317Benefits $192Total $164,508 |
| 2020 | Director, Pay and Benefits Operations BranchGovernment and Consumer Services | $147,645Benefits $186Total $147,832 |
| 2019 | Director, Pay and Benefits Operations BranchGovernment and Consumer Services | $140,646Benefits $185Total $140,831 |
| 2018 | Manager, Workforce Planning and ReportingMinistry of Government and Consumer Services | $141,488Benefits $214Total $141,702 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2022 estimate
Take-home on Karen Baldassarra's 2022 salary of $170,865 comes to roughly $112,451 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.6% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $171,066, Karen Baldassarra ranked #61 of 1,588 disclosed at Public and Business Service Delivery that year, where the median salary was $112,151. Karen Baldassarra has appeared on the list 5 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
- ~$112,451
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,453
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.2%
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Estimate only: 2022 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.