Alexander Shearer
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission/Signals Technician
2025 Salary
$118,711Total compensation $119,931, including $1,221 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
#4,039City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$125,3442024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$104,976 in 2021 is worth about $121,731 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Signals TechnicianCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | $118,711Benefits $1,221Total $119,931 |
| 2024 | Signals TechnicianCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $125,344Benefits $1,193Total $126,537 |
| 2023 | Signals TechnicianCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $103,334Benefits $1,140Total $104,474 |
| 2022 | Signal TechnicianCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $102,535Benefits $1,128Total $103,663 |
| 2021 | Apprentice - Signal TechnicianCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $104,976Benefits $1,057Total $106,033 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Alexander Shearer's $118,711 salary works out to roughly $86,162 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 27.4%. For comparison, the median Signals Technician on the 2025 list was paid $121,040; this salary is about 2% less. It is down about 5% from the $125,344 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$86,162
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.4%
- vs. 2025 Signals Technician median
- −2%
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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.