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Ellen Stassen

Metrolinx/Executive Vice President, Rapid Transit Operations Delivery / Vice-président exécutif, prestation des opérations de transport en commun rapide

2025 Salary

$281,977

Total compensation $282,522, including $544 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

#34

Metrolinx

Years on List

4

2022–2025

Peak Salary

$299,570

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 4 yearly values of total compensation, from $249,892 in 2022 to $282,522 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K2022202320242025
Total compensation, 2022–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2022–2025

$249,568 in 2022 is worth about $271,025 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Executive Vice President, Rapid Transit Operations Delivery / Vice-président exécutif, prestation des opérations de transport en commun rapideMetrolinx$281,977Benefits $544Total $282,522
2024Executive Vice President, Rapid Transit Operations Delivery / Vice-président exécutif, prestation des opérations de transport en commun rapideMetrolinx$299,570Benefits $854Total $300,424
2023Executive Vice President, Rapid Transit Operations Delivery / Vice-président exécutif, prestation des opérations de transport en commun rapideMetrolinx / Metrolinx$258,752Benefits $829Total $259,581
2022Vice President, Rapid Transit Operations / Vice-président, Opérations de transport en commun rapideMetrolinx$249,568Benefits $325Total $249,892

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Ellen Stassen's 2025 salary of $281,977 comes to roughly $170,992 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 37.4% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $299,570, that is a drop of about 6%. Ellen Stassen has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. 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
~$170,992
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~37.4%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~39.4%

Where does $281,977 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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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