Karen Cinq-Mars
Regional Municipality of Halton/Chief Internal Auditor
2025 Salary
$178,056Total compensation $178,893, including $838 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
#129Regional Municipality of Halton
Years on List
152011–2025
Peak Salary
$178,0562025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2011–2025
$106,280 in 2011 is worth about $145,548 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief Internal AuditorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $178,056Benefits $838Total $178,893 |
| 2024 | Chief Internal AuditorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $157,287Benefits $732Total $158,019 |
| 2023 | Chief Internal AuditorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $152,867Benefits $713Total $153,580 |
| 2022 | Chief Internal AuditorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $149,532Benefits $693Total $150,225 |
| 2021 | Chief Internal AuditorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $146,610Benefits $683Total $147,292 |
| 2020 | Chief Internal AuditorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $143,746Benefits $671Total $144,417 |
| 2019 | Chief Internal AuditorRegional Municipality Of Halton | $140,948Benefits $656Total $141,604 |
| 2018 | Chief Internal AuditorRegional Municipality of Halton | $137,010Benefits $643Total $137,653 |
| 2017 | Chief Internal AuditorRegional Municipality of Halton | $131,986Benefits $621Total $132,607 |
| 2016 | Manager of Internal AuditRegional Municipality of Halton | $127,846Benefits $601Total $128,447 |
| 2015 | Manager of Internal AuditRegional Municipality of Halton | $124,745Benefits $924Total $125,668 |
| 2014 | Manager of Internal AuditRegional Municipality of Halton | $126,341Benefits $827Total $127,167 |
| 2013 | Manager of Internal AuditRegional Municipality of Halton | $117,240Benefits $810Total $118,050 |
| 2012 | Manager of Internal AuditRegional Municipality of Halton | $111,841Benefits $691Total $112,532 |
| 2011 | Manager Of Internal AuditRegional Municipality of Halton | $106,280Benefits $517Total $106,797 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Karen Cinq-Mars's 2025 salary of $178,056 comes to roughly $119,325 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.9% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $178,893, Karen Cinq-Mars ranked #129 of 2,135 disclosed at Regional Municipality of Halton that year, where the median salary was $128,827. It is up about 13% on the $157,287 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,325
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
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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.