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Carl Gruden

Independent Electricity System Operator/Supervisor Quality Assurance and Data Governance / Responsable d‘équipe – Assurance qualité et gouvernance des données

2025 Salary

$159,308

Total compensation $159,637, including $329 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

#458

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

2

2024–2025

Peak Salary

$159,308

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $149,282 in 2024 to $159,637 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K20242025
Total compensation, 2024–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2024–2025

$148,972 in 2024 is worth about $152,027 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Supervisor Quality Assurance and Data Governance / Responsable d‘équipe – Assurance qualité et gouvernance des donnéesIndependent Electricity System Operator$159,308Benefits $329Total $159,637
2024Supervisor Quality Assurance and Data Governance / Responsable d’équipe - Assurance qualité et gouvernance des donnéesIndependent Electricity System Operator$148,972Benefits $311Total $149,282

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $159,308 Carl Gruden earned in 2025, roughly $109,008 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 31.6%. It is up about 7% on the $148,972 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 2 years in all, first in 2024. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$109,008
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~28.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.6%

Where does $159,308 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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