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Iris Tam

Metrolinx/Senior Legal Counsel /Avocate principale

2020 Salary — last year on the list

$174,896

Total compensation $175,074, including $178 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
2020

Employer Rank

#86

Metrolinx

Years on List

8

2013–2020

Peak Salary

$178,522

2019

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $108,902 in 2013 to $175,074 in 2020.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201320142016201720192020
Total compensation, 2013–2020. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20132020

$108,817 in 2013 is worth about $145,502 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2020Senior Legal Counsel /Avocate principaleMetrolinx$174,896
2019Senior Legal Counsel /Avocate principaleMetrolinx$178,522
2018Senior Legal Counsel/Avocate principaleMetrolinx$169,902
2017Senior Legal Counsel /Avocate principaleMetrolinx$161,455
2016Legal CounselMetrolinx$156,868
2015Legal Counsel II / Avocate-conseil IIMetrolinx$150,760
2014Legal Counsel / Avocate-conseilMetrolinx$147,375
2013Legal CounselMetrolinx$108,817

On the List
2020

Iris Tam's $174,896 salary was about 4% above the 2020 province-wide median of $167,972 for Senior Legal Counsel. Iris Tam was the #86 highest-paid of 1,144 people Metrolinx disclosed in 2020, with total compensation of $175,074. Metrolinx's 2020 median disclosed salary was $117,393; Iris Tam's $174,896 sat about 49% above it. Iris Tam has appeared on the Sunshine List at Metrolinx 8 times, 2013–2020, peaking in 2019 at $178,522.

Also at Metrolinx
2020

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