Tara Koski
Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology/Dean of Students
2025 Salary
$197,999Total compensation $198,450, including $451 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
#13Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$201,4382024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$112,778 in 2015 is worth about $146,273 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dean of StudentsDurham College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $197,999 |
| 2024 | Dean of StudentsDurham College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $201,438 |
| 2023 | Dean, StudentsDurham College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $199,304 |
| 2022 | Dean, StudentsDurham College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $159,834 |
| 2021 | Dean, StudentsDurham College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $150,216 |
| 2020 | Dean, StudentsDurham College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $144,050 |
| 2019 | Director, Career Development and Cooperative EducationDurham College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $141,426 |
| 2018 | Director, Career Development and Cooperative EducationDurham College of Applied Arts and Technology | $119,916 |
| 2017 | Director, Career Development and Cooperative EducationDurham College of Applied Arts and Technology | $117,642 |
| 2016 | Director, Career Development and Cooperative EducationDurham College | $115,664 |
| 2015 | Director, Career Services & Student LifeDurham College | $112,778 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Tara Koski's 2025 salary of $197,999 comes to roughly $129,670 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.7% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $201,438, that is a drop of about 2%. Tara Koski has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. Pension contributions — likely the CAAT Pension Plan in the Colleges sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$129,670
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.5%
- vs. 2025 Dean of Students median
- about even
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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.