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Dean Kotwal

Metrolinx/Vice President, Commercial Management – Payments Special Projects / Vice-président, gestion commerciale – paiements, projets spéciaux

2025 Salary

$256,490

Total compensation $257,302, including $812 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

#56

Metrolinx

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$260,517

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $136,113 in 2015 to $257,302 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20152025

$135,948 in 2015 is worth about $176,324 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Vice President, Commercial Management – Payments Special Projects / Vice-président, gestion commerciale – paiements, projets spéciauxMetrolinx$256,490
2024Vice President, Commercial Management - Payments Special Projects / Vice-président, gestion commerciale - paiements, projets spéciauxMetrolinx$260,517
2023Vice President, Commercial Management - Payments Special Projects / Vice-président, gestion commerciale – paiements, projets spéciauxMetrolinx / Metrolinx$221,236
2022Director, Legal Services / Directeur, Services juridiquesMetrolinx$194,293
2021Director, Legal Services/Directeur, Services juridiquesMetrolinx$180,891
2020Senior Legal Counsel – Partnerships/Avocat principal – PartenariatsMetrolinx$170,580
2019Senior Legal Counsel - Partnerships/Avocat principal � PartenariatsMetrolinx$163,334
2018Senior Legal Counsel/Avocat principalMetrolinx$155,221
2017Legal Counsel/AvocatMetrolinx$143,740
2016Legal CounselMetrolinx$140,903
2015Legal Counsel II / Avocate-conseil IIMetrolinx$135,948

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Dean Kotwal's 2025 salary of $256,490 comes to roughly $159,148 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 35.8% effective) is deducted. That is about 2% less than the $260,517 paid in 2024. Within Metrolinx, Dean Kotwal's total compensation of $257,302 was the #56 of 4,713, against a median salary of $127,736. 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
~$159,148
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~35.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~38.0%

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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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