Karen Michelsen

2025 Salary

$125,622

Total compensation $126,048, including $425 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

#820

Unity Health Toronto

Years on List

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$174,968

2023

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$129,645 in 2017 is worth about $163,249 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	Unity Health Toronto	Registered NurseUnity Health Toronto	$125,622Benefits $425Total $126,048	$425	$126,048
2024	Unity Health Toronto	Registered NurseUnity Health Toronto	$138,785Benefits $450Total $139,235	$450	$139,235
2023	Unity Health Toronto	Registered NurseUnity Health Toronto	$174,968Benefits $413Total $175,381	$413	$175,381
2022	Unity Health Toronto	Registered NurseUnity Health Toronto	$173,433Benefits $390Total $173,823	$390	$173,823
2021	Unity Health Toronto	Registered NurseUnity Health Toronto	$172,480Benefits $524Total $173,004	$524	$173,004
2020	Unity Health Toronto	Registered NurseUnity Health Toronto	$158,996Benefits $399Total $159,395	$399	$159,395
2019	Unity Health Toronto	Registered NurseUnity Health Toronto	$124,967Benefits $345Total $125,311	$345	$125,311
2018	Unity Health Toronto	Registered NurseUnity Health Toronto	$113,241Benefits $244Total $113,484	$244	$113,484
2017	Providence St . Joseph ' S And St . Michael's Healthcare	Registered NurseProvidence St . Joseph ' S And St . Michael's Healthcare	$129,645Benefits $242Total $129,887	$242	$129,887

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $125,622 Karen Michelsen earned in 2025, roughly $90,073 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.3%. For comparison, the median Registered Nurse on the 2025 list was paid $118,460; this salary is about 6% more. That is about 9% less than the $138,785 paid in 2024. 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: ~$90,073
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~23.9%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~28.3%
vs. 2025 Registered Nurse median: +6%

Where does $125,622 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.

Also at Unity Health Toronto
2025

Also at Unity Health Toronto, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Timothy Rutledge	President and Chief Executive Officer	$675,196	$692,265
2	Muhammad Mamdani	Vice President Data Science Advanced Analytics Quality Performance Information Management	$586,765	$588,344
3	Sharon Straus	Executive Vice President Clinical and Chief Medical Officer	$574,832	$579,411
4	Dean Martin	Executive Vice President Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer	$549,503	$554,393
5	Sasan Zandi	Hematology Director	$472,917	$474,007
6	Marosh Manduch	Laboratory Physician	$462,508	$463,548
7	Monika Tripathi	Laboratory Physician	$454,174	$455,206
8	Sonya Canzian	Executive Vice President Clinical, People, Chief Nursing and Health Disciplines Officer	$440,032	$445,543
9	Ori Rotstein	Vice President Research and Innovation	$428,867	$432,470
10	Janet Malowany	Pathologist	$429,419	$430,777