Katherine Chu
Finance/Manager, Innovation and Regional Economics
2025 Salary
$148,300Total compensation $148,456, including $156 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
#137Finance
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$148,3002025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$100,890 in 2021 is worth about $116,992 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager, Innovation and Regional EconomicsFinance | $148,300Benefits $156Total $148,456 |
| 2024 | Manager, Innovation and Regional EconomicsFinance | $112,575Benefits $140Total $112,714 |
| 2023 | Manager, Innovation and Regional Economics / Chef, innovation et économie régionaleFinance / Finances | $103,928Benefits $133Total $104,061 |
| 2022 | Manager, Innovation and Regional EconomicsFinance | $102,900Benefits $131Total $103,030 |
| 2021 | Manager, Property Tax Policy AnalysisFinance | $100,890Benefits $128Total $101,018 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Katherine Chu's $148,300 salary works out to roughly $102,907 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.6%. That is about 32% more than the $112,575 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$102,907
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.6%
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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.