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Ahmed Maria

Independent Electricity System Operator/Senior Director System Integration / Directeur principal – Intégration de réseau

2025 Salary

$277,346

Total compensation $277,569, including $223 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#17

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

17

2009–2025

Peak Salary

$277,346

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 17 yearly values of total compensation, from $104,707 in 2009 to $277,569 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K200920122016201820222025
Total compensation, 2009–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2009–2025

$104,294 in 2009 is worth about $149,695 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Senior Director System Integration / Directeur principal – Intégration de réseauIndependent Electricity System Operator$277,346Benefits $223Total $277,569
2024Senior Director System Integration / Directeur principal - Intégration de réseauIndependent Electricity System Operator$241,889Benefits $216Total $242,105
2023Director, Transmission Integration / Directeur – Gestion intégrée du transport d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité$214,853Benefits $253Total $215,105
2022Director, Transmission Integration / Directeur – Gestion intégrée du transport d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$203,301Benefits $288Total $203,588
2021Director, Transmission Integration / Directeur - Gestion intégrée du transport d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$199,060Benefits $279Total $199,339
2020Director, Transmission Integration / Directeur – Gestion intégrée du transport d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$198,795Benefits $274Total $199,069
2019Director, Transmission Integration / Directeur – Gestion intégrée du transport d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$190,916Benefits $290Total $191,205
2018Senior Manager Connections and Registration / Gestionnaire principal – Raccordements et enregistrementIndependent Electricity System Operator$183,193Benefits $334Total $183,527
2017Senior Manager Transmission / Gestionnaire principal , TransportIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité$168,810Benefits $315Total $169,125
2016Sr. Manager, Connections and Registration / Gestionnaire principal – Connexions et enregistrementIndependent Electricity System Operator$165,495Benefits $324Total $165,819
2015Sr. Manager, Connections & Registration / Gestionnaire principal – Connexions et enregistrementIndependent Electricity System Operator$165,781Benefits $309Total $166,090
2014Manager, Market Facilitation / Gestionnaire - Facilitation du commerceIndependent Electricity System Operator$154,236Benefits $381Total $154,617
2013Section Head, System PerformanceIndependent Electricity System Operator$149,233Benefits $437Total $149,669
2012Section Head, System PerformanceIndependent Electricity System Operator$112,667Benefits $568Total $113,235
2011Senior Engineer/Technical OfficerIndependent Electricity System Operator$119,913Benefits $473Total $120,386
2010Senior Engineer/Technical OfficerIndependent Electricity System Operator$104,581Benefits $436Total $105,017
2009Senior Engineer/Technical OfficerIndependent Electricity System Operator$104,294Benefits $413Total $104,707

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Ahmed Maria's 2025 salary of $277,346 comes to roughly $168,840 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 37.1% effective) is deducted. At Independent Electricity System Operator, 1,002 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $155,810; Ahmed Maria's total compensation of $277,569 ranked #17. It is up about 15% on the $241,889 paid in 2024. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$168,840
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~37.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~39.1%

Where does $277,346 rank on the Sunshine List? →

Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.

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