Katherine Richards
University of Toronto/Director, Communications
2025 Salary
$155,302Total compensation $157,363, including $2,061 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
#3,363University of Toronto
Years on List
62018–2025
Peak Salary
$155,3022025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$102,216 in 2018 is worth about $125,816 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto | $155,302Benefits $2,061Total $157,363 |
| 2024 | Director, CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto | $148,458Benefits $2,910Total $151,368 |
| 2023 | Director, CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto | $137,068Benefits $1,994Total $139,062 |
| 2022 | Director, CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto | $127,268Benefits $4,447Total $131,715 |
| 2019 | Director, CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto | $109,241Benefits $1,889Total $111,130 |
| 2018 | Director, CommunicationsUniversity of Toronto | $102,216Benefits $1,465Total $103,681 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Katherine Richards was paid $155,302 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $106,803, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.7%. It is up about 5% on the $148,458 paid in 2024. Katherine Richards has appeared on the list 6 times since 2018. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$106,803
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.2%
- vs. 2025 Director of Communications median
- +3%
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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.