Brian Cotnam
Ontario Power Generation/Shift Emergency Response Manager
2025 Salary
$157,499Total compensation $163,965, including $6,466 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
#5,325Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
152011–2025
Peak Salary
$167,6262021
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2011–2025
$100,585 in 2011 is worth about $137,749 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $157,499 Brian Cotnam earned in 2025, roughly $108,012 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 31.4%. That is about the same as the $157,806 paid in 2024. Within Ontario Power Generation, Brian Cotnam's total compensation of $163,965 was the #5,325 of 10,346, against a median salary of $161,066. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$108,012
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.4%
- vs. 2025 Shift Emergency Response Manager median
- −19%
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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.