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Manuela Istrate

Metrolinx/Director, Station and Facility Design Management / Gestionnaire, Gestion de la conception des stations et des installations

2025 Salary

$193,091

Total 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

#411

Metrolinx

Years on List

7

2019–2025

Peak Salary

$198,009

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 7 yearly values of total compensation, from $123,055 in 2019 to $193,703 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201920202021202320242025
Total compensation, 2019–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20192025

$122,955 in 2019 is worth about $148,450 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Director, Station and Facility Design Management / Gestionnaire, Gestion de la conception des stations et des installationsMetrolinx$193,091
2024Director, Station and Facility Design Management / Gestionnaire, Gestion de la conception des stations et des installationsMetrolinx$198,009
2023Director, Station and Facility Design Management / Gestionnaire, Gestion de la conception des stations et des installationsMetrolinx / Metrolinx$183,939
2022Director, Station and Facility Design Management / Gestionnaire, Gestion de la conception des stations et des installationsMetrolinx$161,742
2021Senior Manager, GO/Bus Rapid Transit Design Implementation/Gestionnaire principale, Mise en œuvre de la conception du service d’autobus/train GO rapideMetrolinx$131,163
2020Senior Manager, GO/Bus Rapid Transit Design Implementation/Gestionnaire principale, Mise en œuvre de la conception du service d’autobus/train GO rapideMetrolinx$127,412
2019Senior 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%

Where does $193,091 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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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