Karen Dryden-Palmer

$139,558.64asClinical Nurse Specialist

Employed by The Hospital For Sick Children in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2011 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$139,558.64
8.35%
2024
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$128,804.76
1.19%
2023
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$127,287.30
7.08%
2022
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$118,866.68
8.53%
2021
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$109,521.39
0.36%
2020
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$109,133.66
2.32%
2019
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$106,660.40
1.62%
2018
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$104,962.65
2.7%
2017
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$102,200.44
0.44%
2015
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$102,649.97
4.7%
2014
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$107,714.57
2.09%
2013
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$105,504.39
0.9%
2012
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$104,559.68
0.34%
2011
Clinical Nurse Specialist
$104,204.81

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Karen Dryden-Palmer was paid $139,558.64 in 2025 as Clinical Nurse Specialist at The Hospital For Sick Children. This represents a 8.35% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Karen Dryden-Palmer has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times between 2011 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $139,558.64 in 2025. The Hospital For Sick Children reports under the Hospitals & Boards of Public Health sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Clinical Nurse Specialists in The Hospital For Sick Children

NameSalary
Karen Dryden-Palmer$139,558.64
Laura Buckley$139,138.60
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Jacqueline Morgan$136,305.45
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Caroline Bennett$136,186.58
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Ashley Harvey$130,424.93
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Carolina Stradiotto$125,412.01

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