Karen Wenzel
City of Ottawa – Police Services/Manager Facilities Project Design and Space Management
2025 Salary
$165,049Total compensation $165,659, including $610 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
#405City of Ottawa – Police Services
Years on List
82017–2025
Peak Salary
$168,5622024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$103,346 in 2017 is worth about $130,133 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager Facilities Project Design and Space ManagementCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $165,049Benefits $610Total $165,659 |
| 2024 | Manager Facilities Project Design and Space ManagementCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $168,562Benefits $610Total $169,172 |
| 2023 | Manager, Facilities Project Design and Space ManagementCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $163,065Benefits $610Total $163,675 |
| 2022 | Manager, Facilities Project Design and Space ManagementCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $118,281Benefits $610Total $118,891 |
| 2020 | Manager Facilities Design and Space ManagementCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $150,030Benefits $573Total $150,603 |
| 2019 | Director Facilities Planning and Project DeliveryCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $132,964Benefits $527Total $133,491 |
| 2018 | Manager Design and Space ManagementCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $109,744Benefits $527Total $110,271 |
| 2017 | Project Manager Capital ProjectsCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $103,346Benefits $527Total $103,873 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Karen Wenzel's $165,049 salary works out to roughly $112,167 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.0%. That is about 2% less than the $168,562 paid in 2024. Within City of Ottawa – Police Services, Karen Wenzel's total compensation of $165,659 was the #405 of 1,779, against a median salary of $143,052. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$112,167
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.0%
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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.