Manuela Istrate
Metrolinx/Director, Station and Facility Design Management / Gestionnaire, Gestion de la conception des stations et des installations
2025 Salary
$193,091Total compensation $193,703, including $611 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
#411Metrolinx
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$198,0092024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$122,955 in 2019 is worth about $148,450 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Station and Facility Design Management / Gestionnaire, Gestion de la conception des stations et des installationsMetrolinx | $193,091 |
| 2024 | Director, Station and Facility Design Management / Gestionnaire, Gestion de la conception des stations et des installationsMetrolinx | $198,009 |
| 2023 | Director, Station and Facility Design Management / Gestionnaire, Gestion de la conception des stations et des installationsMetrolinx / Metrolinx | $183,939 |
| 2022 | Director, Station and Facility Design Management / Gestionnaire, Gestion de la conception des stations et des installationsMetrolinx | $161,742 |
| 2021 | Senior Manager, GO/Bus Rapid Transit Design Implementation/Gestionnaire principale, Mise en œuvre de la conception du service d’autobus/train GO rapideMetrolinx | $131,163 |
| 2020 | Senior Manager, GO/Bus Rapid Transit Design Implementation/Gestionnaire principale, Mise en œuvre de la conception du service d’autobus/train GO rapideMetrolinx | $127,412 |
| 2019 | Senior Manager, GO/Bus Rapid Transit Design Implementation/Gestionnaire principale, Mise en œuvre de la conception du service d’autobus/train GO rapideMetrolinx | $122,955 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Manuela Istrate's 2025 salary of $193,091 comes to roughly $127,131 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.3% effective) is deducted. Within Metrolinx, Manuela Istrate's total compensation of $193,703 was the #411 of 4,713, against a median salary of $127,736. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $198,009, that is a drop of about 2%. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$127,131
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.2%
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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.