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Karen Lenihan

Regional Municipality of Durham/Police – Communicator

2025 Salary

$114,150

Total compensation $114,980, including $830 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

#2,065

Regional Municipality of Durham

Years on List

6

2020–2025

Peak Salary

$120,566

2023

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 6 yearly values of total compensation, from $106,864 in 2020 to $114,980 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K202020212022202320242025
Total compensation, 2020–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2020–2025

$106,331 in 2020 is worth about $127,442 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Police – CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham$114,150Benefits $830Total $114,980
2024Police - CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham$119,692Benefits $851Total $120,542
2023Police - CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham$120,566Benefits $601Total $121,167
2022Police - CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham$110,581Benefits $542Total $111,123
2021Police - CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham$119,177Benefits $537Total $119,713
2020Police – CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham$106,331Benefits $533Total $106,864

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Karen Lenihan's 2025 salary of $114,150 comes to roughly $83,489 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 22.0% effective) is deducted. That is about 5% less than the $119,692 paid in 2024. Within Regional Municipality of Durham, Karen Lenihan's total compensation of $114,980 was the #2,065 of 2,933, against a median salary of $126,414. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$83,489
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~22.0%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~26.9%
vs. 2025 Police Communicator median
−6%

Where does $114,150 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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2025

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