Qamar Shahzad
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission/Tower Controller
2025 Salary
$188,239Total compensation $188,675, including $436 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
#143City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$188,2392025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$105,446 in 2017 is worth about $132,777 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tower ControllerCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | $188,239Benefits $436Total $188,675 |
| 2024 | Tower ControllerCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $160,135Benefits $411Total $160,546 |
| 2023 | Tower ControllerCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $148,925Benefits $359Total $149,284 |
| 2022 | Tower ControllerCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $160,206Benefits $339Total $160,545 |
| 2021 | Tower ControllerCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $136,899Benefits $303Total $137,201 |
| 2020 | Operations SupervisorCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | $126,863Benefits $300Total $127,164 |
| 2019 | Operations SupervisorCity Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $140,719Benefits $285Total $141,004 |
| 2018 | Route SupervisorCity of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $116,289Benefits $266Total $116,555 |
| 2017 | Route SupervisorCity of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | $105,446Benefits $265Total $105,710 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Qamar Shahzad's 2025 salary of $188,239 comes to roughly $124,622 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.9% effective) is deducted. That is about 33% above the 2025 median of $141,066 for Tower Controller on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 9 years in all, first in 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$124,622
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.8%
- vs. 2025 Tower Controller median
- +33%
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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.