Blake Atkinson
Metrolinx/Creative Director / Directeur artistique
2025 Salary
$158,444Total compensation $159,064, including $620 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
#1,094Metrolinx
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$196,7282024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$158,510 in 2020 is worth about $189,980 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Creative Director / Directeur artistiqueMetrolinx | $158,444 |
| 2024 | Creative Director / Directeur artistiqueMetrolinx | $196,728 |
| 2023 | Creative Director / Directeur artistiqueMetrolinx / Metrolinx | $170,254 |
| 2022 | Creative Director / Directeur artistiqueMetrolinx | $155,502 |
| 2021 | Creative Director/Directeur artistiqueMetrolinx | $151,394 |
| 2020 | Creative Director/Directeur artistiqueMetrolinx | $158,510 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Blake Atkinson was paid $158,444 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $108,532, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.0%. On total compensation of $159,064, Blake Atkinson ranked #1,094 of 4,713 disclosed at Metrolinx that year, where the median salary was $127,736. Blake Atkinson has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$108,532
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.5%
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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.