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Syed Meraj Askari

Metrolinx/Manager, Hamilton Light Rail Transit / Gestionnaire, transport léger sur rail de Hamilton

2025 Salary

$119,767

Total compensation $119,934, including $167 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

#2,847

Metrolinx

Years on List

2

2024–2025

Peak Salary

$119,767

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $115,563 in 2024 to $119,934 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K20242025
Total compensation, 2024–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2024–2025

$114,923 in 2024 is worth about $117,280 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Manager, Hamilton Light Rail Transit / Gestionnaire, transport léger sur rail de HamiltonMetrolinx$119,767Benefits $167Total $119,934
2024Manager, Hamilton Light Rail Transit / Gestionnaire, transport léger sur rail de HamiltonMetrolinx$114,923Benefits $640Total $115,563

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Syed Meraj Askari's 2025 salary of $119,767 comes to roughly $86,760 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.0% effective) is deducted. It is up about 4% on the $114,923 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 2 years in all, first in 2024. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$86,760
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~23.0%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~27.6%

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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.

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