Karen Houston
City of Woodstock/Manager of Culture and Museum Curator
2025 Salary
$117,072Total compensation $118,509, including $1,437 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
#61City of Woodstock
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$117,0722025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$101,583 in 2020 is worth about $121,752 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager of Culture and Museum CuratorCity Of Woodstock | $117,072Benefits $1,437Total $118,509 |
| 2024 | Manager of Culture and Museum CuratorCity Of Woodstock | $112,053Benefits $1,379Total $113,432 |
| 2023 | Manager of Culture and Museum CuratorCity Of Woodstock | $107,885Benefits $1,365Total $109,250 |
| 2022 | Manager of Culture and Museum CuratorCity Of Woodstock | $105,767Benefits $1,215Total $106,982 |
| 2021 | Museum Curator/Cultural ManagerCity Of Woodstock | $107,233Benefits $1,181Total $108,414 |
| 2020 | Museum Curator/Cultural ManagerCity Of Woodstock | $101,583Benefits $852Total $102,435 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Karen Houston's 2025 salary of $117,072 comes to roughly $85,234 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 22.5% effective) is deducted. Within City of Woodstock, Karen Houston's total compensation of $118,509 was the #61 of 97, against a median salary of $125,466. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2020. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$85,234
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.2%
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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.