Cary Ferguson
Independent Electricity System Operator/Senior Counsel / Avocat principal
2025 Salary
$173,970Total compensation $174,152, including $183 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
#291Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$175,0142024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$124,767 in 2019 is worth about $150,638 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Counsel / Avocat principalIndependent Electricity System Operator | $173,970Benefits $183Total $174,152 |
| 2024 | Senior Counsel / Avocat principalIndependent Electricity System Operator | $175,014Benefits $176Total $175,190 |
| 2023 | Senior Counsel / Avocat principalIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité | $166,615Benefits $201Total $166,816 |
| 2022 | Senior Counsel / Avocat principalIndependent Electricity System Operator | $160,452Benefits $227Total $160,680 |
| 2021 | Senior Counsel / Avocat principalIndependent Electricity System Operator | $149,874Benefits $207Total $150,080 |
| 2020 | Counsel II / Conseiller juridique IIIndependent Electricity System Operator | $143,083Benefits $189Total $143,272 |
| 2019 | Counsel II / Conseiller juridique IIIndependent Electricity System Operator | $124,767Benefits $112Total $124,878 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Cary Ferguson was paid $173,970 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $117,077, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.5%. On total compensation of $174,152, Cary Ferguson ranked #291 of 1,002 disclosed at Independent Electricity System Operator that year, where the median salary was $155,810. That is about 1% less than the $175,014 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,077
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
- vs. 2025 Senior Counsel median
- −9%
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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.