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Dain-Leon Michael Watson

Metrolinx/Senior Advisor, Municipal Relations / Conseiller principal, Relations municipales

2025 Salary

$110,176

Total compensation $110,812, including $636 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

#3,662

Metrolinx

Years on List

2

2024–2025

Peak Salary

$110,176

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $107,898 in 2024 to $110,812 in 2025.$100K$103K$105K$108K$110K$113K20242025
Total compensation, 2024–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2024–2025

$107,268 in 2024 is worth about $109,468 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Senior Advisor, Municipal Relations / Conseiller principal, Relations municipalesMetrolinx$110,176Benefits $636Total $110,812
2024Senior Advisor, Municipal Sponsor / Conseiller principal, Commanditaire municipalMetrolinx$107,268Benefits $630Total $107,898

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Dain-Leon Michael Watson's $110,176 salary works out to roughly $80,917 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 26.6%. Within Metrolinx, Dain-Leon Michael Watson's total compensation of $110,812 was the #3,662 of 4,713, against a median salary of $127,736. It is up about 3% on the $107,268 paid in 2024. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$80,917
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~21.6%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~26.6%

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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.

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2025

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