Alena Grunwald
Transportation/Director, System Optimization Policy
2025 Salary
$266,457Total compensation $266,712, including $255 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
#6Transportation
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$266,4572025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$132,114 in 2021 is worth about $153,200 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, System Optimization PolicyTransportation | $266,457Benefits $255Total $266,712 |
| 2024 | Director, System Optimization PolicyTransportation | $185,774Benefits $226Total $186,000 |
| 2023 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Division / Sous-ministre adjointe, Division des services ministérielsTransportation / Transports | $160,574Benefits $197Total $160,772 |
| 2022 | Director, Strategy and InnovationTransportation | $145,495Benefits $182Total $145,678 |
| 2021 | Manager, System PlanningTransportation | $132,114Benefits $169Total $132,283 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Alena Grunwald's $266,457 salary works out to roughly $163,780 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 38.5%. It is up about 43% on the $185,774 paid in 2024. Alena Grunwald has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$163,780
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.5%
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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.