Karen Redman
Regional Municipality of Waterloo/Regional Chair
2025 Salary
$196,657Total compensation $213,780, including $17,122 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
#12Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$196,6572025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$176,335 in 2019 is worth about $212,899 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $196,657Benefits $17,122Total $213,780 |
| 2024 | Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $196,011Benefits $17,265Total $213,277 |
| 2023 | Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $190,410Benefits $17,516Total $207,926 |
| 2022 | Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $184,793Benefits $17,433Total $202,226 |
| 2021 | Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $181,215Benefits $17,413Total $198,628 |
| 2020 | Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $180,043Benefits $17,393Total $197,436 |
| 2019 | Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $176,335Benefits $17,464Total $193,799 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $196,657 Karen Redman earned in 2025, roughly $128,976 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 34.4%. It is little changed from the $196,011 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 2019. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$128,976
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.4%
Where does $196,657 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.