About Karen Roche

Karen Roche appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $216,311 plus $2,123 in taxable benefits (total $218,434). Karen is listed as Fire Chief at City Of Burlington, in the Municipalities & Services sector.

Karen has appeared on the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure every year from 2009 through 2025 — 17 consecutive years. Their reported salary has grown from $105,900 in 2009 to $216,311 in 2025 — a 104.3% change over 16 years.

Within the Municipalities & Services sector that year, Karen's $216,311 placed them in the 98th percentile (sector average: $133,194). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 4% of all disclosed earners that year. Over their time on the list, Karen has had several role or employer changes: took on the role of Manager Operations/Assistant Deputy Chief in 2010; took on the role of Manager Operations / Assistant Deputy Chief in 2014; moved to City Of Burlington in 2015; took on the role of Fire Chief in 2020.

The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year Karen has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.