Damian Hornich
Metrolinx/Director, Legal Services / Directeur / Directrice, Services juridiques
2025 Salary
$190,871Total compensation $191,610, including $740 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
#429Metrolinx
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$190,8712025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$126,330 in 2017 is worth about $159,075 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Legal Services / Directeur / Directrice, Services juridiquesMetrolinx | $190,871Benefits $740Total $191,610 |
| 2024 | Director, Legal Services / Directeur, Services juridiquesMetrolinx | $188,834Benefits $729Total $189,564 |
| 2023 | Director, Legal Services / Directeur, Services juridiquesMetrolinx / Metrolinx | $175,108Benefits $725Total $175,833 |
| 2022 | Director, Legal Services / Directeur, Services juridiquesMetrolinx | $167,618Benefits $221Total $167,839 |
| 2021 | Director, Legal Services/Directeur, Services juridiquesMetrolinx | $154,500Benefits $215Total $154,715 |
| 2020 | Senior Legal Counsel I/Avocat principalMetrolinx | $146,007Benefits $182Total $146,189 |
| 2019 | Legal Counsel/AvocatMetrolinx | $126,017Benefits $159Total $126,176 |
| 2018 | Legal Counsel/AvocatMetrolinx | $129,179Benefits $154Total $129,333 |
| 2017 | Legal Counsel/AvocatMetrolinx | $126,330Benefits $150Total $126,480 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Damian Hornich's 2025 salary of $190,871 comes to roughly $125,984 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.1% effective) is deducted. That is about 14% below the 2025 median of $220,989 for Director Legal Services on the Sunshine List. It is up about 1% on the $188,834 paid in 2024. Damian Hornich has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$125,984
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.0%
- vs. 2025 Director Legal Services 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.