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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 9 years

Michael Kitagawa

Vice President, Legal Services/Vice-président, Services juridiques · Metrolinx
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$216,818.15
▲ 54.1% since 2010

Michael Kitagawa was paid $216,818.15 in total compensation as Vice President, Legal Services/Vice-président, Services juridiques at Metrolinx in 2021, 117% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Kitagawa has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2010, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $169,968.00 a year, up 54% over that span.

That is 56% above the average disclosed pay of $138,712.41 across 4,713 listed Metrolinx employees.

$216,818.15
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$169,968.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+54.1%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$127K$152K$176K$201K$226K201020122013201420152016201720202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Kitagawa's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $216,818.15
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$169,968.00
Total growth since 2010+54.1%
Biggest raise+16.6% (2020)
Biggest drop-4.1% (2013)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Vice President, Legal Services/Vice-président, Services juridiques$216,818.15▲ 9.0%
2020
Vice President, Legal Services/Vice-président, Services juridiques↑ role changed$198,992.72▲ 16.6%
2017
Senior Legal Counsel Mobility Hubs/Avocat principal I (centres de mobilité)↑ role changed$170,592.10▲ 2.2%
2016
Senior Legal Counsel principal↑ role changed$166,923.97▲ 1.8%
2015
Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocat-conseil principal↑ role changed$163,951.23▲ 5.0%
2014
Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat-conseil principal↑ role changed$156,213.78▲ 1.1%
2013
Legal Counsel$154,466.68▼ 4.1%
2012
Legal Counsel$161,006.48▲ 14.4%
2010First
Legal Counsel$140,744.79
9 years total$1.5M total$169,968.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Vice President, Legal Services/Vice-président, Services juridiques
Employer
Metrolinx
Sector
Crown Agencies
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
9

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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