Brian Shields
Independent Electricity System Operator/Senior Advisor Communications / Conseiller principal – Communications
2025 Salary
$166,195Total compensation $166,530, including $336 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
#370Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$185,2192023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$105,211 in 2015 is worth about $136,458 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Advisor Communications / Conseiller principal – CommunicationsIndependent Electricity System Operator | $166,195 |
| 2024 | Senior Advisor Communications / Conseiller principal - CommunicationsIndependent Electricity System Operator | $160,156 |
| 2023 | Senior Advisor Communication / Conseiller principal – CommunicationsIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité | $185,219 |
| 2022 | Senior Advisor Communication / Conseiller principal – CommunicationsIndependent Electricity System Operator | $145,912 |
| 2021 | Senior Advisor Communication / Conseiller principal - CommunicationsIndependent Electricity System Operator | $141,487 |
| 2020 | Senior Advisor Communication / Conseiller principal – CommunicationsIndependent Electricity System Operator | $135,265 |
| 2019 | Senior Advisor Communication / Conseiller principal – CommunicationsIndependent Electricity System Operator | $129,489 |
| 2018 | Supervisor Internal Communications / Superviseur – Communications internesIndependent Electricity System Operator | $122,935 |
| 2017 | Supervisor Internal Communications / Superviseur, Communications internesIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité | $116,589 |
| 2016 | Senior Writer/Editor / Rédacteur et réviseur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator | $108,002 |
| 2015 | Senior Writer/Editor / Rédacteur et réviseur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator | $105,211 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Brian Shields's $166,195 salary works out to roughly $112,798 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.1%. At Independent Electricity System Operator, 1,002 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $155,810; Brian Shields's total compensation of $166,530 ranked #370. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$112,798
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.1%
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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.