Jim Kotsalis
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission/Designer – Signals
2025 Salary
$145,365Total compensation $145,784, 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
#1,102City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
Years on List
72017–2025
Peak Salary
$145,3652025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$100,397 in 2017 is worth about $126,420 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Designer – SignalsCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | $145,365 |
| 2024 | Designer - SignalsCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $131,437 |
| 2023 | Designer - SignalsCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $118,946 |
| 2022 | Assistant Designer - SignalsCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $104,837 |
| 2021 | Assistant Designer - SignalsCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $113,847 |
| 2018 | Assistant Designer - SignalsCity of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $103,767 |
| 2017 | Assistant Designer - SignalsCity of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $100,397 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Jim Kotsalis was paid $145,365 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $101,246, an effective income-tax rate of about 26.6%. It is up about 11% on the $131,437 paid in 2024. Jim Kotsalis has appeared on the list 7 times since 2017. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$101,246
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.4%
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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.