Karen Thorburn
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission/Executive Director – Corporate Initiatives
2025 Salary
$248,812Total compensation $257,335, including $8,523 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
#24City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$248,8122025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$205,191 in 2023 is worth about $214,464 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Executive Director – Corporate InitiativesCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | $248,812Benefits $8,523Total $257,335 |
| 2024 | Executive Director -Corporate InitiativesCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $226,401Benefits $8,424Total $234,825 |
| 2023 | Executive Director - Corporate InitiativesCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $205,191Benefits $8,310Total $213,501 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $248,812 Karen Thorburn earned in 2025, roughly $155,371 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 37.6%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $226,401, that is a rise of about 10%. Karen Thorburn has appeared on the list 3 times since 2023. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$155,371
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.6%
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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.