Susan Nichol
Transportation/Director, Design and Engineering
2025 Salary
$226,789Total compensation $227,014, including $225 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
#27Transportation
Years on List
152011–2025
Peak Salary
$226,7892025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2011–2025
$101,646 in 2011 is worth about $139,202 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Design and EngineeringTransportation | $226,789Benefits $225Total $227,014 |
| 2024 | Manager, Investment StrategiesTransportation | $153,900Benefits $197Total $154,096 |
| 2023 | Manager, Investment Strategies / Chef, Stratégies d'investissementTransportation / Transports | $153,850Benefits $194Total $154,044 |
| 2022 | Manager, Investment StrategiesTransportation | $152,520Benefits $191Total $152,711 |
| 2021 | Manager, Investment StrategiesTransportation | $147,952Benefits $184Total $148,136 |
| 2020 | Manager, Investment StrategiesTransportation | $144,981Benefits $176Total $145,157 |
| 2019 | Manager, Investment Planning and PerformanceTransportation | $136,851Benefits $173Total $137,024 |
| 2018 | Manager, Investment Planning and PerformanceTransportation | $130,929Benefits $192Total $131,121 |
| 2017 | Head, Investment Planning / Responsable de la planification des investissementsTransportation / Transports | $123,715Benefits $189Total $123,904 |
| 2016 | Head, Investment Planning / Responsable de la planification des investissementsTransportation | $125,973Benefits $188Total $126,162 |
| 2015 | Head, Investment Planning / Responsable de la planification des investissementsTransportation | $115,694Benefits $204Total $115,898 |
| 2014 | Claims Engineer / Ingénieure, demandes d'indemnités relatives aux contratsTransportation | $119,629Benefits $205Total $119,834 |
| 2013 | Head Traffic Safety ManagementTransportation | $110,781Benefits $174Total $110,955 |
| 2012 | Head, Traffic Safety ManagementTransportation | $107,279Benefits $153Total $107,432 |
| 2011 | Head, Traffic Safety Management / Responsable, gestion de la sécurité routièreTransportation / Transports | $101,646Benefits $150Total $101,796 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $226,789 Susan Nichol earned in 2025, roughly $144,323 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 36.4%. It is up about 47% on the $153,900 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 15 years in all, first in 2011. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$144,323
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.4%
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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.