Karen Lutz
Regional Municipality of Niagara/Chief Director Emergency Medical Services
2025 Salary
$167,586Total compensation $174,724, including $7,139 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
#48Regional Municipality of Niagara
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$167,5862025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$100,211 in 2017 is worth about $126,186 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief Director Emergency Medical ServicesRegional Municipality Of Niagara | $167,586Benefits $7,139Total $174,724 |
| 2024 | Deputy Chief/Associate Director Emergency Medical ServicesRegional Municipality Of Niagara | $148,224Benefits $5,744Total $153,968 |
| 2023 | Deputy Chief Associate Director Emergency Medical ServicesRegional Municipality Of Niagara | $141,478Benefits $6,784Total $148,261 |
| 2022 | Deputy Chief Associate Director Emergency Medical ServicesRegional Municipality Of Niagara | $135,265Benefits $5,803Total $141,067 |
| 2021 | Deputy Chief Associate Director Emergency Medical ServicesRegional Municipality Of Niagara | $125,197Benefits $4,027Total $129,224 |
| 2020 | Deputy Chief Associate Director Emergency Medical ServicesRegional Municipality Of Niagara | $120,880Benefits $1,548Total $122,428 |
| 2019 | Commander Manager Quality Management and Professional StandardsRegional Municipality Of Niagara | $109,106Benefits $235Total $109,340 |
| 2018 | Commander Manager Quality Management and Professional StandardsRegional Municipality of Niagara | $103,657Benefits $227Total $103,884 |
| 2017 | Commander Manager Quality Management and Professional StandardsRegional Municipality of Niagara | $100,211Benefits $222Total $100,433 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Karen Lutz's 2025 salary of $167,586 comes to roughly $113,564 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.9% effective) is deducted. That is about 13% more than the $148,224 paid in 2024. Karen Lutz has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$113,564
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.2%
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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.