Karen Buckle
Niagara Health System/Charge Nurse / Infirmière-chef
2025 Salary
$144,619Total compensation $145,067, including $448 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
#163Niagara Health System
Years on List
172009–2025
Peak Salary
$155,2472023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2009–2025
$113,671 in 2009 is worth about $163,153 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Karen Buckle's 2025 salary of $144,619 comes to roughly $100,824 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.5% effective) is deducted. That is about 12% above the 2025 median of $128,866 for Charge Nurse on the Sunshine List. That is about 4% less than the $150,821 paid in 2024. Most Hospitals & Boards of Public Health employees belong to HOOPP, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$100,824
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.3%
- vs. 2025 Charge Nurse median
- +12%
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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.