Karen Spiers
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology/Chair
2025 Salary
$173,872Total compensation $174,062, including $190 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
#66Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$173,8722025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$100,637 in 2016 is worth about $128,697 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ChairSeneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $173,872Benefits $190Total $174,062 |
| 2024 | ChairSeneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $145,327Benefits $166Total $145,493 |
| 2023 | Manager The Teaching and Learning CentreSeneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $134,049Benefits $187Total $134,236 |
| 2022 | Manager of Centre for Flexible Learning DevelopmentSeneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $120,285Benefits $167Total $120,452 |
| 2021 | Manager of Centre for Flexible Learning DevelopmentSeneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $119,053Benefits $150Total $119,202 |
| 2020 | Manager of Centre for Flexible Learning DevelopmentSeneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $117,807Benefits $109Total $117,916 |
| 2019 | Manager of Centre for Flexible Learning DevelopmentSeneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $121,057Benefits $98Total $121,156 |
| 2018 | Manager of Centre for Flexible Learning DevelopmentSeneca College | $111,323Benefits $93Total $111,416 |
| 2017 | Manager of Centre for Flexible Learning DevelopmentSeneca College | $111,804Benefits $91Total $111,895 |
| 2016 | Manager Of Centre Flex Learning DevelopmentSeneca College | $100,637Benefits $103Total $100,741 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Karen Spiers was paid $173,872 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $117,022, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.5%. That is about 2% above the 2025 median of $169,676 for Chair on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. Pension contributions — likely the CAAT Pension Plan in the Colleges sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,022
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
- vs. 2025 Chair median
- +2%
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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.