Karen Charles
Metrolinx/Senior Manager, Testing and Quality Assurance / Gestionnaire principal, Essais et assurance de la qualité
2025 Salary
$152,424Total compensation $152,924, including $500 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
#1,260Metrolinx
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$152,4242025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$118,491 in 2024 is worth about $120,921 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Manager, Testing and Quality Assurance / Gestionnaire principal, Essais et assurance de la qualitéMetrolinx | $152,424Benefits $500Total $152,924 |
| 2024 | Senior Manager, Testing and Quality Assurance / Gestionnaire principal, Essais et assurance de la qualitéMetrolinx | $118,491Benefits $500Total $118,991 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Karen Charles was paid $152,424 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $105,220, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.4%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $118,491, that is a rise of about 29%. Within Metrolinx, Karen Charles's total compensation of $152,924 was the #1,260 of 4,713, against a median salary of $127,736. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,220
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
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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.