Begashaw Mekonnen
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission/Operator
2025 Salary
$125,153Total compensation $125,988, including $835 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
#2,924City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
Years on List
72017–2025
Peak Salary
$125,1532025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$104,325 in 2017 is worth about $131,366 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | OperatorCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | $125,153Benefits $835Total $125,988 |
| 2024 | OperatorCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $115,247Benefits $830Total $116,077 |
| 2023 | OperatorCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $121,716Benefits $899Total $122,614 |
| 2022 | OperatorCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $121,842Benefits $984Total $122,826 |
| 2021 | OperatorCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $114,836Benefits $969Total $115,804 |
| 2019 | OperatorCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $100,459Benefits $975Total $101,434 |
| 2017 | OperatorCity of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $104,325Benefits $979Total $105,304 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Begashaw Mekonnen was paid $125,153 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $89,808, an effective income-tax rate of about 23.8%. For comparison, the median Operator on the 2025 list was paid $109,447; this salary is about 14% more. That is about 9% more than the $115,247 paid in 2024. Begashaw Mekonnen has appeared on the list 7 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,808
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- vs. 2025 Operator median
- +14%
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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.