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Karen Milligan-Thurston

City of Hamilton/Manager Community Branch

2025 Salary

$126,237

Total compensation $126,776, including $539 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

#1,810

City of Hamilton

Years on List

8

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$126,237

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $101,656 in 2018 to $126,776 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K201820192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$101,187 in 2018 is worth about $124,549 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Manager Community BranchCity Of Hamilton$126,237Benefits $539Total $126,776
2024Manager Community BranchCity Of Hamilton$122,960Benefits $540Total $123,499
2023Manager Community BranchCity Of Hamilton$116,084Benefits $486Total $116,569
2022Manager Central DepartmentsCity Of Hamilton$107,373Benefits $434Total $107,807
2021Manager Central DepartmentsCity Of Hamilton$105,689Benefits $426Total $106,114
2020Manager Central DepartmentsCity Of Hamilton$104,439Benefits $420Total $104,859
2019Manager Central DepartmentsCity Of Hamilton$102,800Benefits $465Total $103,265
2018Manager Central DepartmentsCity of Hamilton$101,187Benefits $469Total $101,656

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Karen Milligan-Thurston's $126,237 salary works out to roughly $90,421 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.4%. On total compensation of $126,776, Karen Milligan-Thurston ranked #1,810 of 3,382 disclosed at City of Hamilton that year, where the median salary was $127,716. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $122,960, that is a rise of about 3%. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$90,421
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~24.0%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~28.4%

Where does $126,237 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.

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2025

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