Updated: September 30, 2015

Executive compensation at transit and transportation agencies in

the Greater Toronto Area
In the Greater Toronto Area a total of nine CEOs and executive teams operate nine
different transit and transportation agencies. In Metro Vancouver, there is one.

The combined total CEO salaries of all the transit and transportation CEO
salaries in the GTA is approximately $2.1 million.

In addition to delivering public transit service to nearly one million people every
day, TransLink also manages a major road network and five bridges. TTC
and Metrolinx do not have responsibility for roads and bridges. Individual transit
agencies serve the broader GTA.

Following are details of the executive composition and compensation for MetroLinx
and the Toronto Transit Commission. Together they provide functions and a range of
transit services to their region similar to what Translink provides across Metro
Vancouver.
GTA combined (TTC & MetroLinx)
2014

TransLink

Salary
range

2014

TL
proposed
(MidPoint)

Combined

MetroLinx
2014

TTC 2014

Above
$300,000

$200,000 to
$300,000

18

10

$100,000 to
$200,000

21

14

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Total exec
#s

16

16

43

23

19*

*Note: No salary provided for TTC Chief of Staff who is included in 2014 list of Executive.
However, current Chief of Staff previously held position with City of Toronto (Director,
Executive Management) and was paid a salary of $217,345.07 and $1,126.98 in taxable
benefits in 2014.

TTC 2013-2014 Salary paid, taxable benefits 2013

Title
CEO
COO - Operations Group
Chief Capital Officer
Chief Financial & Administration Officer
Chief Capital Officer
COO
Chief of Staff**
Deputy CEO/Chief Customer Officer
Chief Project Manager - Spadina Subway
Chief Project Manager - Construction
Chief People Officer
Chief Project Manager
Deputy COO - Rail
Chief Project Manager - Construction
Chief Safety Officer
Chief Customer Officer
Exec Director* of Corporate Communications
Chief - Vehicle Engineering
Chief Service Officer

Salary
$323,638.
05
$253,149.
57
$257,600.
80
$227,898.
38
$175,988.
98
$179,615.
71
$195,857.
67
$202,581.
33
$180,520.
90
$161,277.
83
$175,790.
70
$175,858.
84
$167,944.
25
$155,409.
96
$154,868.
89
-

2014
Tax.
benefits

$14,608.6
8
$11,052.7
3
$14,484.3
8
$14,443.2
0
$3,783.99
$3,787.01
$14,380.0
8
$8,105.73
$8,150.11
$3,753.37
$3,783.99
$3,783.99
$3,761.83
$3,741.75
$3,305.31
-

Salary
$345,147.
02
$278,241.
60
$271,469.
22
$240,097.
08
$226,507.
78
$219,826.
11
$215,836.
54
$213,288.
34
$209,979.
71
$205,862.
43
$204,507.
66
$191,090.
63
$184,989.
33
$184,960.
02
$167,081.
62
$163,442.
47
$162,880.
96
$145,633.
46

Tax.
benefits
$14,527.2
4
$287.36
$14,392.8
4
$14,333.3
4
$3,679.64
$12,243.6
3
$14,289.1
8
$7,995.00
$3,922.16
$8,056.22
$2,383.02
$3,684.66
$3,673.56
$3,673.56
$3,635.94
$3,630.60
$3,201.78
$9,283.48

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*Included in list of Executive in TTC Annual Report 2014

**No salary provided for Chief of Staff. However, individual in that position previously held
position with City of Toronto, as Director, Executive Management and in 2014 was paid a
salary of $217,345.07 and $1,126.98 in taxable benefits.

METROLINX 2013-2014 Salary paid, taxable benefits

2013
Title
President & CEO
EVP PRESTO
EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Chief Capital Officer
President - GO Transit
Chief Financial Officer
President - Union Pearson Express
VP, Rapid Transit Implementation
VP, Customer Service
VP, GO Operations
VP - Strategic Communications
VP, PRESTO Solution Development
Chief Planning Officer - Planning & Policy
Chief Information Officer
VP, Corridor Infrastructure
Chief Human Resources Officer
VP, PRESTO Operations & Deployment
Chief Technology Officer
Chief, Operations & Maintenance
Chief, Georgetown South Project
Chief, Rail Equipment Engineering
Chief, Signalling & Train Control Improvement

Salary
$361,285.
48
$254,922.
93
$274,731.
16
$247,730.
33
$244,973.
05
$244,764.
30
$234,292.
63
$175,469.
06
$204,085.
25
$190,904.
89
$192,787.
34
$184,400.
65
$187,015.
78
$167,318.
70
$174,695.
60
$170,167.
49
$160,742.
29
$163,113.
20
$151,230.
35
$148,096.
34
$148,262.

2014
Tax.
benefits

$12,415.1
5
$128.08
$315.45
$284.58
$4,119.49
$284.58
$273.93
$192.81
$3,837.52
$3,823.51
$219.36
$215.88
$217.68
$195.43
$202.98
$190.53
$190.02
$174.21
$177.33
$174.64
$146.19

Salary
$361,191.
31
$274,109.
98
$271,946.
35
$250,842.
41
$249,311.
31
$247,676.
33
$236,139.
45
$224,536.
95
$206,596.
40
$194,663.
40
$188,950.
69
$187,953.
15
$187,761.
07
$185,280.
74
$183,121.
08
$179,079.
61
$164,226.
71
$161,510.
00
$154,429.
89
$152,779.
05
$150,961.
21
$150,211.

Tax.
benefits

$12,411.6
4
$294.00
$312.84
$286.00
$6,286.94
$282.24
$271.68
$255.24
$3,835.54
$3,821.62
$217.56
$214.08
$215.88
$217.56
$212.89
$203.02
$189.00
$189.36
$175.80
$175.80
$174.89
$174.90

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Program
Chief, Bus Operations

93
$142,730.
22

$166.68

22
$147,020.
64

$170.70

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