Karen Lowhar
Durham District School Board/Elementary Principal
2025 Salary
$135,616Total compensation $135,616, including $0 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
#279Durham District School Board
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$148,0432024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$112,209 in 2020 is worth about $134,488 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Elementary PrincipalDurham District School Board | $135,616Benefits $0Total $135,616 |
| 2024 | Elementary PrincipalDurham District School Board | $148,043Benefits $0Total $148,043 |
| 2023 | Elementary PrincipalDurham District School Board | $129,959Benefits $0Total $129,959 |
| 2022 | Elementary PrincipalDurham District School Board | $114,533Benefits $0Total $114,533 |
| 2021 | Elementary Vice PrincipalDurham District School Board | $104,894Benefits $0Total $104,894 |
| 2020 | Elementary TeacherDurham District School Board | $112,209Benefits $0Total $112,209 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $135,616 Karen Lowhar earned in 2025, roughly $95,729 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.4%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $148,043, that is a drop of about 8%. Karen Lowhar has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. After pension contributions (probably OTPP for teachers or OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,729
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- vs. 2025 Elementary School Principal median
- −18%
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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.