Branden Bressette
Ontario Power Generation/Nuclear Operator
2025 Salary
$173,150Total compensation $174,683, including $1,533 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
#4,149Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$173,1502025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$100,987 in 2020 is worth about $121,037 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nuclear OperatorOntario Power Generation | $173,150Benefits $1,533Total $174,683 |
| 2024 | Nuclear OperatorOntario Power Generation | $159,454Benefits $1,103Total $160,557 |
| 2023 | Nuclear OperatorOntario Power Generation | $160,882Benefits $750Total $161,632 |
| 2022 | Nuclear OperatorOntario Power Generation | $145,387Benefits $750Total $146,137 |
| 2021 | Nuclear OperatorOntario Power Generation | $107,617Benefits $750Total $108,367 |
| 2020 | Nuclear OperatorOntario Power Generation | $100,987Benefits $600Total $101,587 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $173,150 Branden Bressette earned in 2025, roughly $116,625 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.6%. Among those listed as Nuclear Operator in 2025, the median was $162,180; this salary sits about 7% above it. It is up about 9% on the $159,454 paid in 2024. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$116,625
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.6%
- vs. 2025 Nuclear Operator median
- +7%
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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.