Karen Linseman
Innovation Factory/Vice President Operations
2025 Salary
$168,540Total compensation $173,085, including $4,545 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
#2Innovation Factory
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$168,5402025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$106,072 in 2019 is worth about $128,067 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vice President OperationsInnovation Factory | $168,540Benefits $4,545Total $173,085 |
| 2024 | Vice President of OperationsInnovation Factory | $150,231Benefits $6,166Total $156,397 |
| 2023 | Vice President of OperationsInnovation Factory | $138,885Benefits $1,261Total $140,146 |
| 2022 | Director of OperationsInnovation Factory | $123,539Benefits $4,402Total $127,941 |
| 2021 | Director of OperationsInnovation Factory | $112,076Benefits $659Total $112,735 |
| 2020 | Director of OperationsInnovation Factory | $118,392Benefits $0Total $118,392 |
| 2019 | Director of OperationsInnovation Factory | $106,072Benefits $0Total $106,072 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Karen Linseman was paid $168,540 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $114,088, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.0%. That is about 12% more than the $150,231 paid in 2024. Karen Linseman has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. 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
- ~$114,088
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.3%
- vs. 2025 Vice President Operations median
- −14%
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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.