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Kara Mckellar

Metrolinx/Director, Strategic Planning and Programs / Directeur, Planification stratégique et programmes

2025 Salary

$216,534

Total compensation $217,306, including $772 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

#183

Metrolinx

Years on List

3

2023–2025

Peak Salary

$216,534

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $161,815 in 2023 to $217,306 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K202320242025
Total compensation, 2023–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20232025

$161,417 in 2023 is worth about $168,712 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Director, Strategic Planning and Programs / Directeur, Planification stratégique et programmesMetrolinx$216,534
2024Project Director / Directeur de projetMetrolinx$207,228
2023Senior Manager, Strategic Planning and Continuous Improvement / Gestionnaire principal, planification stratégique et amélioration continueMetrolinx / Metrolinx$161,417

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Kara Mckellar's 2025 salary of $216,534 comes to roughly $139,107 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.2% effective) is deducted. Within Metrolinx, Kara Mckellar's total compensation of $217,306 was the #183 of 4,713, against a median salary of $127,736. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 3 years in all, first in 2023. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$139,107
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~33.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~35.8%

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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.

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2025

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