The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Karen Ellis-scharfenberg
Karen Ellis-scharfenberg served as the Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance at Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit in 2023, received an annual salary of $174,346.89 and a taxable benefit of $637.07, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Karen has held the same position since 2021 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$174,983.96
Total paid in 2023
$174,346.89
Salary
$637.07
Taxable Benefit
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Find Karen on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance |
| Employer : | Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit |
| Sector : | Hospitals and Boards of Public Health |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2014 and 2023, Karen experienced an average annual increase of approximately 6.60% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. By 2023, Karen's total pay had risen by 69.55% compared to the pay in 2014. Notably, during Karen's tenure as Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance, there has been a significant 2.43% decline in compensation over the past 2 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2023 | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance | $174,347 | $637 | ⇧ 1.75% |
| 2022 | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance | $171,262 | $709 | ⇩ -4.11% |
| 2021 | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance | $178,651 | $690 | ⇧ 3.84% |
| 2020 | Vice President Program Foundations And Finance | $171,986 | $728 | ⇧ 18.18% |
| 2019 | Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance / Chief Financial Officer | $145,489 | $651 | ⇧ 27.55% |
| 2018 | Chief Nursing Officer | $114,067 | $508 | ⇧ 1.80% |
| 2017 | Chief Nursing Officer | $112,043 | $506 | ⇧ 0.18% |
| 2016 | Chief Nursing Officer | $111,959 | $391 | ⇩ -7.48% |
| 2015 | Director Healthy Living Service / Chief Nursing Officer | $121,016 | $416 | ⇧ 17.66% |
| 2014 | Chief Nursing Officer | $102,858 | $345 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Vice President, Program Foundations And Finance ) in the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
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| Karen Ellis-scharfenberg | $174,347 | $637 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 85 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 85 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Simpson | Executive Vice President, Clinical Institutes And Quality Programs And Chief Medical Executive | Ontario Health | $509,993 |
| Albert Lauwers | Executive Vice President, Medical And Clinical Programs | Scarborough Health Network | $468,922 |
| Dale Clement | Vice President Clinical Programs, Strategy And Transformation | Unity Health Toronto | $427,365 |
| Wolfgang Klassen | Vice President, Program Support | Michael Garron Hospital | $399,488 |
| Judith M Linton | Executive Vice President, Clinical Institutes And Quality Programs And Chief Nursing Executive | Ontario Health | $398,407 |
| David Kaplan | Vice President, Clinical Institutes And Quality Programs, Quality | Ontario Health | $373,470 |
| Carol Hatcher | Executive Vice President, Clinical Programs And Patient Services | Humber River Health | $351,478 |
| Irfan Dhalla | Vice President Clinical Programs, Quality, Equity And Medical Affairs | Unity Health Toronto | $341,742 |
| Paul Preston | Vice President, Clinical Programs | Ontario Health | $312,190 |
| Paula Doering | Senior Vice-President, Clinical Programs, Chief Nursing Executive And Allied Health Professionals | Bruyère Continuing Care | $303,189 |