Hong Shen
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission/Design Engineer – Mechanical
2025 Salary
$125,024Total compensation $125,442, including $419 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
#3,049City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$125,0242025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$100,027 in 2018 is worth about $123,122 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Design Engineer – MechanicalCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | $125,024Benefits $419Total $125,442 |
| 2024 | Design Engineer - MechanicalCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $115,875Benefits $394Total $116,269 |
| 2023 | Design Engineer - MechanicalCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $110,318Benefits $345Total $110,663 |
| 2022 | Design Engineer - MechanicalCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $108,076Benefits $332Total $108,408 |
| 2021 | Design Engineer - MechanicalCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $104,317Benefits $317Total $104,633 |
| 2020 | Design Engineer – MechanicalCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | $104,120Benefits $332Total $104,452 |
| 2019 | Design Engineer - MechanicalCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $104,982Benefits $327Total $105,309 |
| 2018 | Design Engineer - MechanicalCity of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $100,027Benefits $318Total $100,345 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Hong Shen's $125,024 salary works out to roughly $89,735 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.2%. Within City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission, Hong Shen's total compensation of $125,442 was the #3,049 of 9,614, against a median salary of $114,939. Hong Shen has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,735
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
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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.