Karen Ballentyne
Regional Municipality of Halton/Communicator
2025 Salary
$149,399Total compensation $149,896, including $497 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
#492Regional Municipality of Halton
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$149,3992025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$105,598 in 2019 is worth about $127,494 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $149,399Benefits $497Total $149,896 |
| 2024 | CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $130,663Benefits $524Total $131,187 |
| 2023 | CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $112,045Benefits $535Total $112,580 |
| 2022 | CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $109,663Benefits $535Total $110,197 |
| 2021 | CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $100,794Benefits $437Total $101,230 |
| 2020 | CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $101,083Benefits $363Total $101,446 |
| 2019 | CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $105,598Benefits $351Total $105,948 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Karen Ballentyne's 2025 salary of $149,399 comes to roughly $103,529 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.0% effective) is deducted. That is about 27% above the 2025 median of $117,258 for Communicator on the Sunshine List. That is about 14% more than the $130,663 paid in 2024. Karen Ballentyne has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,529
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- vs. 2025 Communicator median
- +27%
Where does $149,399 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.