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Karen Hughes

Treasury Board Secretariat/Deputy Minister

2018 Salary — last year on the list

$228,925

Total compensation $229,265, including $340 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
2018

Employer Rank

#5

Treasury Board Secretariat

Years on List

5

2014–2018

Peak Salary

$228,925

2018

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 5 yearly values of total compensation, from $189,610 in 2014 to $229,265 in 2018.$100K$150K$200K$250K20142015201620172018
Total compensation, 2014–2018. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2014–2018

$189,311 in 2014 is worth about $248,282 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2018Deputy MinisterTreasury Board Secretariat$228,925Benefits $340Total $229,265
2017Associate Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre associéeTreasury Board Secretariat / Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor$212,354Benefits $326Total $212,680
2016Associate Deputy MinisterTreasury Board Secretariat$198,634Benefits $308Total $198,942
2015Associate Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre associéeTreasury Board Secretariat$200,941Benefits $298Total $201,239
2014Assistant Deputy Minister, Planning and Expenditure Management Division / Sous-ministre adjointe, Division de la planification et de la gestion des dépensesTreasury Board Secretariat$189,311Benefits $299Total $189,610

On the List
2018

Across Ontario, the 2018 median for Deputy Minister was $288,321; Karen Hughes's $228,925 salary sat about 21% below it. Karen Hughes was the #5 highest-paid of 1,203 people Treasury Board Secretariat disclosed in 2018, with total compensation of $229,265. Karen Hughes's $228,925 salary at Treasury Board Secretariat was about 109% above the 2018 median there, $109,588. Karen Hughes has appeared on the Sunshine List at Treasury Board Secretariat 5 times, 2014–2018.

Also at Treasury Board Secretariat
2018

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