The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Phil Verster
Phil Verster served as the President And Chief Executive Officer at Metrolinx in 2024, received an annual salary of $883,990.63 and a taxable benefit of $13,826.58, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$897,817.21
Total paid in 2024
$883,990.63
Salary
$13,826.58
Taxable Benefit
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Find Phil on LinkedIn| Job Title : | President And Chief Executive Officer |
| Employer : | Metrolinx |
| Sector : | Crown Agencies |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2017 and 2024, Phil experienced an average annual increase of approximately 65.68% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Metrolinx. By 2024, Phil's total pay had risen by 758.53% compared to the pay in 2017. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | President And Chief Executive Officer | $883,991 | $13,827 | ⇧ 5.44% |
| 2023 | President And Chief Executive Officer | $838,097 | $13,393 | ⇩ -2.07% |
| 2022 | President And Chief Executive Officer | $856,552 | $12,906 | ⇧ 2.06% |
| 2021 | President And Chief Executive Officer | $838,961 | $12,906 | ⇧ 12.84% |
| 2020 | President And Chief Executive Officer | $742,127 | $12,824 | ⇧ 45.03% |
| 2019 | President And Chief Executive Officer | $507,968 | $12,575 | ⇧ 0.33% |
| 2018 | President And Chief Executive Officer | $506,280 | $12,575 | ⇧ 396.15% |
| 2017 | President And Chief Executive Officer | $101,433 | $3,144 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( President And Chief Executive Officer ) in the Metrolinx.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Verster | $883,991 | $13,827 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 315 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 315 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Hartwick | President And Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $2,018,436 |
| Phil Verster | President And Chief Executive Officer | Metrolinx | $897,817 |
| Kevin Smith | President And Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $977,024 |
| Ronald Cohn | President And Chief Executive Officer | The Hospital for Sick Children | $887,710 |
| Barbara Collins | President And Chief Executive Officer | Humber River Health | $838,436 |
| Mark Fuller | President And Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) | $816,726 |
| Timothy Rutledge | President And Chief Executive Officer | Unity Health Toronto | $802,171 |
| David Graham | President And Chief Executive Officer | Scarborough Health Network | $759,970 |
| Andy Smith | President, Chief Executive Officer | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $764,940 |
| Lesley Gallinger | President And Chief Executive Officer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $711,502 |