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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 7 years

Phil Verster

President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction · Metrolinx
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$897,817.21
▲ 758.5% since 2017

Phil Verster was paid $897,817.21 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction at Metrolinx in 2024, 798% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Phil Verster has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2017, earning $4.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $645,438.00 a year, up 759% over that span.

That is 547% above the average disclosed pay of $138,712.41 across 4,713 listed Metrolinx employees.

$897,817.21
Latest compensation
in 2024
$4.5M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$645,438.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+758.5%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$0$248K$497K$745K$993K2017201820192020202120222024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Phil Verster's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $897,817.21
Lifetime total compensation$4.5M
Annual average$645,438.00
Total growth since 2017+758.5%
Biggest raise+396.1% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest★ Best
President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction$897,817.21▲ 3.3%
2022
President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction↑ role changed$869,458.18▲ 2.1%
2021
President and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction$851,867.19▲ 12.8%
2020
President and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction↑ role changed$754,950.89▲ 45.0%
2019
President and Chief Executive Officer/Pr�sident et chef de la direction↑ role changed$520,543.59▲ 0.3%
2018
President and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction$518,855.70▲ 396.1%
2017First
President and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction$104,576.50
7 years total$4.5M total$645,438.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Employer
Metrolinx
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2024
Years on list
7

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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