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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

David R Swanson

Director, Project Delivery / Directeur, Exécution du projet · Metrolinx
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$214,766.62
▲ 65.9% since 2018

David R Swanson was paid $214,766.62 in total compensation as Director, Project Delivery / Directeur, Exécution du projet at Metrolinx in 2025, 115% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David R Swanson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2018, earning $865K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $173,069.00 a year, up 66% over that span.

That is 55% above the average disclosed pay of $138,712.41 across 4,713 listed Metrolinx employees.

$214,766.62
Latest compensation
in 2025
$865K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$173,069.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+65.9%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$114K$142K$170K$197K$225K20182019202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How David R Swanson's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $214,766.62
Lifetime total compensation$865K
Annual average$173,069.00
Total growth since 2018+65.9%
Biggest raise+23.4% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Director, Project Delivery / Directeur, Exécution du projet↑ role changed$214,766.62▲ 2.2%
2024
Director, Lakeshores and Union Station Rail Corridors / Directeur, Corridors ferroviaires des gares Lakeshore et Union↑ role changed$210,092.65▲ 23.4%
2022
Director, Union Station and Lakeshore Rail Corridor / Gestionnaire, Corridor ferroviaire Gare Union et Lakeshore↑ role changed$170,279.28▲ 21.0%
2019
Senior Manager, Alternative Finance Procurement Early Works /Gestionnaire principal, Travaux pr�liminaires li�s � la diversification des modes de financement et d�approvisionnement↑ role changed$140,713.02▲ 8.7%
2018First
Senior Manager, Regional Express Rail Early Works/Gestionnaire principal, Service régional express, Travaux préliminaires$129,493.09
5 years total$865K total$173,069.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director, Project Delivery / Directeur, Exécution du projet
Employer
Metrolinx
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2018
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
5

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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