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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 11 years

Michael Johnston

Director, Union Station and Lakeshore Rail Corridor / Gestionnaire, Corridor ferroviaire Gare Union et Lakeshore · Metrolinx
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$163,694.60
▲ 46.6% since 2012

Michael Johnston was paid $163,694.60 in total compensation as Director, Union Station and Lakeshore Rail Corridor / Gestionnaire, Corridor ferroviaire Gare Union et Lakeshore at Metrolinx in 2022, 64% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Johnston has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2012, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $130,571.00 a year, up 47% over that span.

That is 18% above the average disclosed pay of $138,712.41 across 4,713 listed Metrolinx employees.

$163,694.60
Latest compensation
in 2022
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$130,571.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+46.6%
Career growth
since 2012
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$100K$118K$135K$153K$170K20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Johnston's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $163,694.60
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$130,571.00
Total growth since 2012+46.6%
Biggest raise+10.9% (2020)
Biggest drop-1.7% (2013)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest★ Best
Director, Union Station and Lakeshore Rail Corridor / Gestionnaire, Corridor ferroviaire Gare Union et Lakeshore↑ role changed$163,694.60▲ 1.9%
2021
Director, GO Expansion Early Works/Directeur, Expansion de GO, Travaux préliminaires$160,566.42▲ 3.4%
2020
Director, GO Expansion Early Works/Directeur, Expansion de GO, Travaux préliminaires↑ role changed$155,319.70▲ 10.9%
2019
Director, Alternative Finance Procurement Early Works /Directeur, Travaux pr�liminaires li�s � la diversification des modes de financement et d�approvisionnement↑ role changed$140,047.58▲ 7.2%
2018
Senior Manager, Regional Express Rail Early Works/Gestionnaire principal, Service régional express, Travaux préliminaires↑ role changed$130,606.14▲ 5.4%
2017
Senior Manager, Corridor Lake Shore East Infrastructure/Gestionnaire principal, Infrastructure de corridor Lakeshore East↑ role changed$123,859.77▲ 7.2%
2016
Manager, Corridor Infrastructure - Union Station Railway Corridor / Gestionnaire, Infrastructure de corridor – Corridor ferroviaire de la gare Union↑ role changed$115,528.84▲ 1.6%
2015
Manager, Corridor Infrastructure - Union Station Rail Corridor / Gestionnaire, Infrastructure de corridor - Corridor ferroviaire de la gare Union↑ role changed$113,729.02▲ 2.0%
2014
Manager, Union Station Revitalization / Gestionnaire, Modernisation de la gare Union↑ role changed$111,540.92▲ 1.6%
2013
Manager, Union Station Revitalization↑ role changed$109,738.25▼ 1.7%
2012First
Manager, Standards$111,646.01
11 years total$1.4M total$130,571.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director, Union Station and Lakeshore Rail Corridor / Gestionnaire, Corridor ferroviaire Gare Union et Lakeshore
Employer
Metrolinx
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2012
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
11

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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