Chad Townsend
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission/Litigation Counsel
2025 Salary
$242,607Total compensation $246,697, including $4,090 in taxable benefits.
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At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#28City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
Years on List
172009–2025
Peak Salary
$242,6072025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2009–2025
$120,958 in 2009 is worth about $173,613 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Chad Townsend's $242,607 salary works out to roughly $152,258 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 37.2%. For comparison, the median Litigation Counsel on the 2025 list was paid $164,942; this salary is about 47% more. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 17 years in all, first in 2009. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$152,258
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.2%
- vs. 2025 Litigation Counsel median
- +47%
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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.