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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 3 years

James Purkis

Executive Vice President, Regional Express Rail /Premier vice président, Service régional express · Metrolinx
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$188,538.90
▲ 5.3% since 2015

James Purkis was paid $188,538.90 in total compensation as Executive Vice President, Regional Express Rail /Premier vice président, Service régional express at Metrolinx in 2017, 89% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Purkis has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $647K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $215,640.00 a year, up 5% over that span.

That is 36% above the average disclosed pay of $138,712.41 across 4,713 listed Metrolinx employees.

$188,538.90
Latest compensation
in 2017
$647K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$215,640.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+5.3%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$161K$194K$226K$259K$291K201520162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How James Purkis's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $279,364.48
Lifetime total compensation$647K
Annual average$215,640.00
Total growth since 2015+5.3%
Biggest raise+56.1% (2016)
Biggest drop-32.5% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest
Executive Vice President, Regional Express Rail /Premier vice président, Service régional express↑ role changed$188,538.90▼ 32.5%
2016★ Best
Executive Vice President, Regional Express Rail / Premier vice-président, Service régional express↑ role changed$279,364.48▲ 56.1%
2015First
Executive Vice President, Regional Express Rail / Premier vice-président, service régional express$179,016.44
3 years total$647K total$215,640.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Executive Vice President, Regional Express Rail /Premier vice président, Service régional express
Employer
Metrolinx
Sector
Crown Agencies
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2017
Years on list
3

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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