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 2023, received an annual salary of $838,097.41 and a taxable benefit of $13,392.56, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$851,489.97
Total paid in 2023
$838,097.41
Salary
$13,392.56
Taxable Benefit
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Find Phil on LinkedIn| Job Title : | President And Chief Executive Officer |
| Employer : | Metrolinx |
| Sector : | Crown Agencies |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2017 and 2023, Phil experienced an average annual increase of approximately 75.72% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Metrolinx. By 2023, Phil's total pay had risen by 714.23% 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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| 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 2023 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 | $838,097 | $13,393 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 297 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 297 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Hartwick | President And Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,932,912 |
| Ronald Cohn | President And Chief Executive Officer | The Hospital for Sick Children | $869,052 |
| Kevin Smith | President And Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $935,612 |
| Phil Verster | President And Chief Executive Officer | Metrolinx | $851,490 |
| Mark Fuller | President And Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board | $827,111 |
| Jackie Schleifer Taylor | President And Chief Executive Officer | London Health Sciences Centre | $803,584 |
| Timothy Rutledge | President And Chief Executive Officer | Unity Health Toronto | $798,354 |
| Andy Smith | President, Chief Executive Officer | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $815,078 |
| Alfred Hannay | President And Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $711,118 |
| Gary Newton | President And Chief Executive Officer | Sinai Health System | $707,968 |