Karen Burns
City of Ottawa/Registered Nurse
2025 Salary
$118,491Total compensation $118,826, including $335 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
#2,551City of Ottawa
Years on List
92015–2025
Peak Salary
$119,1222022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,063 in 2015 is worth about $131,078 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Registered NurseCity Of Ottawa | $118,491Benefits $335Total $118,826 |
| 2024 | Registered NurseCity Of Ottawa | $117,842Benefits $320Total $118,162 |
| 2023 | Registered NurseCity Of Ottawa | $106,963Benefits $321Total $107,285 |
| 2022 | Registered NurseCity Of Ottawa | $119,122Benefits $328Total $119,449 |
| 2021 | Registered NurseCity Of Ottawa | $101,827Benefits $302Total $102,129 |
| 2020 | Registered NurseCity Of Ottawa | $110,867Benefits $354Total $111,221 |
| 2019 | Registered NurseCity Of Ottawa | $103,420Benefits $360Total $103,780 |
| 2018 | Registered NurseCity of Ottawa | $103,176Benefits $317Total $103,493 |
| 2015 | Registered NurseCity of Ottawa | $101,063Benefits $271Total $101,334 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $118,491 Karen Burns earned in 2025, roughly $86,038 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 27.4%. It is up about 1% on the $117,842 paid in 2024. That is in line with the 2025 median of $118,460 for Registered Nurse on the Sunshine List. Karen Burns has appeared on the list 9 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$86,038
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.4%
- vs. 2025 Registered Nurse median
- about even
Where does $118,491 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.