Penelope A. Palmer
City of Toronto/Manager Strategic Initiatives
2025 Salary
$178,091Total compensation $181,481, including $3,389 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
#927City of Toronto
Years on List
142012–2025
Peak Salary
$178,0912025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2025
$112,127 in 2012 is worth about $151,284 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager Strategic InitiativesCity Of Toronto | $178,091Benefits $3,389Total $181,481 |
| 2024 | Manager Strategic InitiativesCity Of Toronto | $164,646Benefits $3,243Total $167,889 |
| 2023 | Manager Business Improvement And StandardsCity Of Toronto | $161,586Benefits $3,383Total $164,970 |
| 2022 | Manager Business Improvement And StandardsCity Of Toronto | $144,685Benefits $3,216Total $147,901 |
| 2021 | Manager Business Improvement And StandardsCity Of Toronto | $130,453Benefits $1,593Total $132,046 |
| 2020 | Manager Business Improvement And StandardsCity Of Toronto | $136,315Benefits $974Total $137,289 |
| 2019 | Manager Business Improvement and StandardsCity Of Toronto | $136,186Benefits $968Total $137,153 |
| 2018 | Manager Business Improvement and StandardsCity of Toronto | $134,517Benefits $957Total $135,475 |
| 2017 | Manager Business Improvement and StandardsCity of Toronto | $132,864Benefits $944Total $133,808 |
| 2016 | Manager Business Improvement and StandardsCity of Toronto | $133,424Benefits $868Total $134,293 |
| 2015 | Manager Business Improvement & StandardsCity of Toronto | $127,830Benefits $857Total $128,688 |
| 2014 | Senior EngineerCity of Toronto | $120,044Benefits $837Total $120,882 |
| 2013 | Senior EngineerCity of Toronto | $113,160Benefits $5,959Total $119,119 |
| 2012 | Senior EngineerCity of Toronto | $112,127Benefits $3,682Total $115,809 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Penelope A. Palmer's 2025 salary of $178,091 comes to roughly $119,344 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.9% effective) is deducted. At City of Toronto, 13,079 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $128,018; Penelope A. Palmer's total compensation of $181,481 ranked #927. Penelope A. Palmer has appeared on the list 14 times since 2012. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,344
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
- vs. 2025 Manager Strategic Initiatives median
- +20%
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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.