Maria Mercedes Gonzalez- Palacio
Metrolinx/Vice President, Safety and System Assurance / Vice-président, sécurité et assurance des systèmes
2025 Salary
$248,733Total compensation $249,043, including $310 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
#96Metrolinx
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$249,8112024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$204,860 in 2022 is worth about $222,473 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vice President, Safety and System Assurance / Vice-président, sécurité et assurance des systèmesMetrolinx | $248,733Benefits $310Total $249,043 |
| 2024 | Vice President, Safety and System Assurance / Vice-président, sécurité et assurance des systèmesMetrolinx | $249,811Benefits $302Total $250,113 |
| 2023 | Vice President, Safety and System Assurance / Vice-président, sécurité et assurance des systèmesMetrolinx / Metrolinx | $226,379Benefits $268Total $226,647 |
| 2022 | Director, Safety and System Assurance / Gestionnaire, Sécurité et assurance du systèmeMetrolinx | $204,860Benefits $270Total $205,130 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $248,733 Maria Mercedes Gonzalez- Palacio earned in 2025, roughly $155,331 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 37.6%. That is about the same as the $249,811 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 4 years in all, first in 2022. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$155,331
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.6%
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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.