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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 6 years

Michael J Kitagawa

Vice President, Legal Services / Vice-président, Services juridiques · Metrolinx
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$256,373.73
▲ 75.5% since 2011

Michael J Kitagawa was paid $256,373.73 in total compensation as Vice President, Legal Services / Vice-président, Services juridiques at Metrolinx in 2025, 156% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael J Kitagawa has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2011, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $214,933.00 a year, up 76% over that span.

That is 85% above the average disclosed pay of $138,712.41 across 4,713 listed Metrolinx employees.

$256,373.73
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.3M
Total compensation
across 6 years
$214,933.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+75.5%
Career growth
since 2011
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$124K$164K$204K$243K$283K201120182019202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael J Kitagawa's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $268,287.58
Lifetime total compensation$1.3M
Annual average$214,933.00
Total growth since 2011+75.5%
Biggest raise+49.4% (2022)
Biggest drop-3.0% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Vice President, Legal Services / Vice-président, Services juridiques$256,373.73▼ 3.0%
2024
Vice President, Legal Services / Vice-président, Services juridiques$264,406.95▼ 1.4%
2022★ Best
Vice President, Legal Services / Vice-président, Services juridiques↑ role changed$268,287.58▲ 49.4%
2019
Senior Legal Counsel - Mobility Hubs/Avocat principal � Centres de mobilit�↑ role changed$179,587.82▲ 2.7%
2018
Senior Legal Counsel/Avocat principal↑ role changed$174,866.72▲ 19.7%
2011First
Legal Counsel / Avocat-conseil$146,074.40
6 years total$1.3M total$214,933.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Vice President, Legal Services / Vice-président, Services juridiques
Employer
Metrolinx
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2011
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
6

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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