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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Paul J Cowley

Engineering Principal, Coaches / Ingénieur principal, Autocars · Metrolinx
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$177,208.48
▲ 66.2% since 2018

Paul J Cowley was paid $177,208.48 in total compensation as Engineering Principal, Coaches / Ingénieur principal, Autocars at Metrolinx in 2025, 77% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Paul J Cowley has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2018, earning $722K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $144,309.00 a year, up 66% over that span.

That is 28% above the average disclosed pay of $138,712.41 across 4,713 listed Metrolinx employees.

$177,208.48
Latest compensation
in 2025
$722K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$144,309.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+66.2%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$94K$117K$140K$163K$186K20182019202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Paul J Cowley's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $177,208.48
Lifetime total compensation$722K
Annual average$144,309.00
Total growth since 2018+66.2%
Biggest raise+28.9% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Engineering Principal, Coaches / Ingénieur principal, Autocars$177,208.48▲ 0.9%
2024
Engineering Principal, Coaches / Ingénieur principal, Autocars$175,575.73▲ 18.9%
2022
Engineering Principal, Coaches / Ingénieur principal, Autocars↑ role changed$147,646.01▲ 28.9%
2019
Manager, Rail Fleet Maintenance/Gestionnaire, Maintenance du parc ferroviaire$114,517.07▲ 7.4%
2018First
Manager, Rail Fleet Maintenance/Gestionnaire, Maintenance du parc ferroviaire$106,596.47
5 years total$722K total$144,309.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Engineering Principal, Coaches / Ingénieur principal, Autocars
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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