Karen Keyes
Deafblind Ontario Services/Chief Operating Officer
2025 Salary
$178,514Total compensation $199,386, including $20,872 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
#2Deafblind Ontario Services
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$178,5142025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$106,269 in 2016 is worth about $135,898 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief Operating OfficerDeafblind Ontario Services | $178,514Benefits $20,872Total $199,386 |
| 2024 | Chief Operating OfficerDeafblind Ontario Services | $171,553Benefits $20,064Total $191,618 |
| 2023 | Chief Operating OfficerDeafblind Ontario Services | $156,853Benefits $19,758Total $176,611 |
| 2022 | Chief Operating OfficerDeafblind Ontario Services | $133,414Benefits $12,483Total $145,896 |
| 2021 | Chief Operating OfficerDeafblind Ontario Services | $128,063Benefits $3,131Total $131,194 |
| 2020 | Chief Operating OfficerDeafblind Ontario Services | $131,414Benefits $4,312Total $135,725 |
| 2019 | Chief Operating OfficerDeafblind Ontario Services | $126,500Benefits $2,933Total $129,433 |
| 2018 | Chief Operating OfficerDeafblind Ontario Services | $117,406Benefits $2,861Total $120,268 |
| 2017 | Chief Operating OfficerDeafblind Ontario Services | $110,596Benefits $388Total $110,984 |
| 2016 | Chief Operating Officer / Chef De L'exploitationDeafBlind Ontario Services | $106,269Benefits $352Total $106,620 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $178,514 Karen Keyes earned in 2025, roughly $119,577 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 33.0%. For comparison, the median Chief Operating Officer on the 2025 list was paid $181,511; this salary is about 2% less. Karen Keyes has appeared on the list 10 times since 2016. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,577
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
- vs. 2025 Chief Operating Officer median
- −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.