Karen Woo
Metrolinx/Executive Vice President, Capital Finance / Vice-président principal, Immobilisations et finances
2025 Salary
$291,936Total compensation $292,790, including $854 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
#22Metrolinx
Years on List
102015–2025
Peak Salary
$300,3272024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$103,681 in 2015 is worth about $134,474 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Executive Vice President, Capital Finance / Vice-président principal, Immobilisations et financesMetrolinx | $291,936Benefits $854Total $292,790 |
| 2024 | Executive Vice President, Capital Finance / Vice-président principal, Immobilisations et financesMetrolinx | $300,327Benefits $859Total $301,186 |
| 2023 | Executive Vice President, Program Management / Vice-président principal, Gestion de programmeMetrolinx / Metrolinx | $288,691Benefits $871Total $289,562 |
| 2022 | Executive Vice President, Program Management / Vice-président principal, Gestion de programmeMetrolinx | $285,566Benefits $868Total $286,434 |
| 2021 | Executive Vice President, Program Management/Vice-président principal, Gestion de programmeMetrolinx | $227,135Benefits $288Total $227,424 |
| 2020 | Vice President, Capital Finance/Vice-présidente, Immobilisations et financesMetrolinx | $194,993Benefits $243Total $195,236 |
| 2019 | Vice President, Capital Finance/Vice-présidente, Immobilisations et financesMetrolinx | $173,754Benefits $198Total $173,951 |
| 2017 | Senior Manager, Third Parties and Property Regional Express Rail Liaison/Gestionnaire principal, Tierces parties et propriétés Liaison en matière de service régional expressMetrolinx | $126,120Benefits $140Total $126,260 |
| 2016 | Director, Program Management Controls / Directrice, Contrôles de gestion de programmeMetrolinx | $138,904Benefits $161Total $139,065 |
| 2015 | Director, Rapid Transit - Program Management / Directeur, Gestion de programme Transport en common rapideMetrolinx | $103,681Benefits $120Total $103,801 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Karen Woo's $291,936 salary works out to roughly $175,619 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 39.8%. Within Metrolinx, Karen Woo's total compensation of $292,790 was the #22 of 4,713, against a median salary of $127,736. Karen Woo has appeared on the list 10 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$175,619
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.8%
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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.