Karie Ortgiese
City of Thunder Bay/Director – Human Resources and Corp Safety
2025 Salary
$185,571Total compensation $186,895, including $1,324 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
#55City of Thunder Bay
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$185,5712025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$147,021 in 2021 is worth about $170,486 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director – Human Resources and Corp SafetyCity Of Thunder Bay | $185,571Benefits $1,324Total $186,895 |
| 2024 | Director - Human Resources and Corporate SafetyCity Of Thunder Bay | $181,186Benefits $1,242Total $182,428 |
| 2023 | Director - Human Resources and Corporate SafetyCity Of Thunder Bay | $168,370Benefits $1,157Total $169,526 |
| 2022 | Director - Human Resources and Corporate SafetyCity Of Thunder Bay | $157,117Benefits $1,021Total $158,138 |
| 2021 | Director - Human Resources and Corporate SafetyCity Of Thunder Bay | $147,021Benefits $947Total $147,969 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Karie Ortgiese's $185,571 salary works out to roughly $123,242 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.6%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $181,186, that is a rise of about 2%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$123,242
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.6%
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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.