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Karen Redman

Regional Municipality of Waterloo/Regional Chair

2025 Salary

$196,657

Total 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

#12

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Years on List

7

2019–2025

Peak Salary

$196,657

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 7 yearly values of total compensation, from $193,799 in 2019 to $213,780 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K201920202021202320242025
Total compensation, 2019–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2019–2025

$176,335 in 2019 is worth about $212,899 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$196,657Benefits $17,122Total $213,780
2024Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$196,011Benefits $17,265Total $213,277
2023Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$190,410Benefits $17,516Total $207,926
2022Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$184,793Benefits $17,433Total $202,226
2021Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$181,215Benefits $17,413Total $198,628
2020Regional ChairRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$180,043Benefits $17,393Total $197,436
2019Regional 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.

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2025

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