Joe Zika
Metrolinx/Rail Traffic Controller / Contrôleur du trafic ferroviaire
2025 Salary
$114,073Total compensation $114,704, including $631 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
#3,271Metrolinx
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$114,0732025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$111,323 in 2024 is worth about $113,607 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rail Traffic Controller / Contrôleur du trafic ferroviaireMetrolinx | $114,073Benefits $631Total $114,704 |
| 2024 | Rail Traffic Controller / Contrôleur du trafic ferroviaireMetrolinx | $111,323Benefits $626Total $111,949 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Joe Zika's $114,073 salary works out to roughly $83,442 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 26.9%. Within Metrolinx, Joe Zika's total compensation of $114,704 was the #3,271 of 4,713, against a median salary of $127,736. It is up about 2% on the $111,323 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$83,442
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.9%
- vs. 2025 Rail Traffic Controller median
- +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.