Tower Controller Salary in Ontario (2025)
440 disclosed records, 2003–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
47
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$141,066
+15.4% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$129,242–$154,571
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$191,962
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Tower Controller" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Tower Controller" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Nuno Couto at City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission, with a salary of $191,962; the median among the 47 listed under this title was $141,066.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Tower Controller median of $141,066 comes to about 26.0%, leaving roughly $98,813 a year — about $8,234 a month. The middle half of Tower Controller salaries ran from $129,242 to $154,571. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 15% above it. 47 people were listed under this title in 2025. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$98,813
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$8,234
Where does $141,066 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | $141,066 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuno CoutoTower Controller | $191,962 | $192,398 |
| 2 | Qamar ShahzadTower Controller | $188,239 | $188,675 |
| 3 | Orlando BeloTower Controller | $185,679 | $186,115 |
| 4 | Stephen GauthierTower Controller | $163,523 | $163,959 |
| 5 | Zheng PanTower Controller | $162,032 | $162,454 |
| 6 | Demosthenis GalanisTower Controller | $161,849 | $162,285 |
| 7 | Brendhan KolbTower Controller | $161,421 | $161,857 |
| 8 | David TaingTower Controller | $158,908 | $159,311 |
| 9 | James BrownTower Controller | $157,825 | $158,238 |
| 10 | Gavin McgregorTower Controller | $154,868 | $155,304 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.