Karen Margallo
Hamilton Health Sciences/Director
2025 Salary
$183,789Total compensation $184,454, including $665 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
#143Hamilton Health Sciences
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$184,7902024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$105,914 in 2018 is worth about $130,367 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DirectorHamilton Health Sciences | $183,789Benefits $665Total $184,454 |
| 2024 | DirectorHamilton Health Sciences | $184,790Benefits $617Total $185,407 |
| 2023 | DirectorHamilton Health Sciences | $154,722Benefits $569Total $155,291 |
| 2022 | DirectorHamilton Health Sciences | $134,633Benefits $505Total $135,138 |
| 2021 | Clinical ManagerHamilton Health Sciences | $120,759Benefits $469Total $121,228 |
| 2020 | ManagerHamilton Health Sciences | $115,283Benefits $477Total $115,760 |
| 2019 | Clinical ManagerHamilton Health Sciences | $110,657Benefits $494Total $111,151 |
| 2018 | Clinical ManagerHamilton Health Sciences | $105,914Benefits $541Total $106,455 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Karen Margallo's 2025 salary of $183,789 comes to roughly $122,320 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.4% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Director on the 2025 list was paid $166,997; this salary is about 10% more. Karen Margallo has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. Most Hospitals & Boards of Public Health employees belong to HOOPP, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$122,320
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.4%
- vs. 2025 Director median
- +10%
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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.