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Kathleen Burnside

Environment, Conservation and Parks/Senior Manager, Strategic Communications

2025 Salary

$179,079

Total compensation $179,269, including $190 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

#71

Environment, Conservation and Parks

Years on List

5

2020–2025

Peak Salary

$179,079

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 5 yearly values of total compensation, from $124,470 in 2020 to $179,269 in 2025. No data for 2023.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K20202021202220242025
Total compensation, 2020–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2020–2025

$124,310 in 2020 is worth about $148,991 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Senior Manager, Strategic CommunicationsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks$179,079Benefits $190Total $179,269
2024Senior Manager, Strategic CommunicationsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks$135,384Benefits $174Total $135,557
2022Senior Manager, Strategic CommunicationsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks$108,373Benefits $165Total $108,537
2021Senior Manager, Strategic CommunicationsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks$126,988Benefits $162Total $127,150
2020Senior Manager, Strategic CommunicationsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks$124,310Benefits $160Total $124,470

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Kathleen Burnside's $179,079 salary works out to roughly $119,883 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.1%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $135,384, that is a rise of about 32%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2020. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$119,883
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~30.0%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.1%

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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.

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2025

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