Richard Blackwood
Metrolinx/Assistant Manager, Quality Assurance / Gestionnaire adjoint, Assurance qualité
2025 Salary
$133,377Total compensation $133,538, including $160 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
#2,076Metrolinx
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$133,3772025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$102,304 in 2023 is worth about $106,927 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Manager, Quality Assurance / Gestionnaire adjoint, Assurance qualitéMetrolinx | $133,377Benefits $160Total $133,538 |
| 2024 | Assistant Manager, Quality Assurance / Gestionnaire adjoint, Assurance qualitéMetrolinx | $129,801Benefits $538Total $130,339 |
| 2023 | Senior Test Lead, Payments - Performance Test / Responsable principal des tests, Paiements - Tests de performanceMetrolinx / Metrolinx | $102,304Benefits $527Total $102,831 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Richard Blackwood was paid $133,377 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $94,462, an effective income-tax rate of about 25.0%. At Metrolinx, 4,713 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $127,736; Richard Blackwood's total compensation of $133,538 ranked #2,076. Richard Blackwood has appeared on the list 3 times since 2023. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$94,462
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.2%
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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.