Ontario public pay
Phil Verster
President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction at Metrolinx. On Ontario’s disclosure list 8 years between 2017 and 2024.
Salary disclosure2024
- Salary paid
- $883,990.63
- Taxable benefits
- $13,826.58
- Total disclosed
- $897,817.21
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2023: +$45,893 (+5.5%)8years on
the list
Change from 2023: +$45,893 (+5.5%)8years on
the list
Among 154 people with the title “President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction” in 2024
Paid more than 98% of them. Their median: $299,776.
$883,991$102,996$2,010,895
Among 4,276 people at Metrolinx in 2024
1st highest paid. Their median: $127,501.
$883,991$100,004$883,990
Paid more than 100% of everyone on the 2024 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$884K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $101,433 | |
| 2018 | $506,280 | |
| 2019 | $507,968 | |
| 2020 | $742,127 | |
| 2021 | $838,961 | |
| 2022 | $856,552 | $289,312 |
| 2023 | $838,097 | $292,735 |
| 2024 | $883,991 | $299,776 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MetrolinxPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | $883,991 | $13,827 | +$45,893 |
| 2023 | Metrolinx / MetrolinxPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction · moved here | $838,097 | $13,393 | −$18,454 |
| 2022 | MetrolinxPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | $856,552 | $12,906 | +$17,591 |
| 2021 | MetrolinxPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction | $838,961 | $12,906 | +$96,834 |
| 2020 | MetrolinxPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction | $742,127 | $12,824 | +$234,159 |
| 2019 | MetrolinxPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Pr�sident et chef de la direction | $507,968 | $12,575 | +$1,688 |
| 2018 | MetrolinxPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction | $506,280 | $12,575 | +$404,848 |
| 2017 | MetrolinxPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction | $101,433 | $3,144 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal