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Charles Farmer

Independent Electricity System Operator/Executive Vice President, Power System Development / Vice-président(e) directeur(rice) – Développement des systèmes électriques

2025 Salary

$428,010

Total compensation $428,403, including $393 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

#2

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$428,010

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $203,313 in 2015 to $428,403 in 2025.$100K$200K$300K$400K$500K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20152025

$202,904 in 2015 is worth about $263,167 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Executive Vice President, Power System Development / Vice-président(e) directeur(rice) – Développement des systèmes électriquesIndependent Electricity System Operator$428,010
2024Vice President Planning Conservation and Resource Adequacy and Chief Energy Transition Officer / Vice-président de la planification, de la conservation et de l’adéquation des ressources et directeur du génie et des technologiesIndependent Electricity System Operator$415,596
2023Vice President Planning Conservation and Resource Adequacy and Chief Energy Transition Officer / Vice-président de la planification, de la conservation et de l’adéquation des ressources et directeur du génie et des technologiesIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité$360,573
2022Vice President Planning Conservation and Resource Adequacy / Vice-président, planification de la conservation et de l’adéquation des ressourcesIndependent Electricity System Operator$298,971
2021Vice President Planning Conservation and Resource Adequacy / Vice-président, planification de la conservation et de l’adéquation des ressourcesIndependent Electricity System Operator$263,680
2020Senior Director Power System Planning / Directeur principal – Planification des systèmes d’alimentationIndependent Electricity System Operator$256,291
2019Senior Director Power System Planning / Directeur principal – Planification des systèmes d’alimentationIndependent Electricity System Operator$215,873
2018Director, Stakeholder and Public Affairs / Directeur – Relations avec les intervenants et affaires publiquesIndependent Electricity System Operator$211,597
2017Director, Stakeholder and Public Affairs / Directeur, Relations avec les intervenants et affaires publiquesIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité$207,675
2016Director, Stakeholder and Public Affairs / Directeur – Relations avec les intervenants et affaires publiquesIndependent Electricity System Operator$197,387
2015Director, Demand & Conservation Planning / Directeur – Demande et planification des mesures d'économie d'énergieIndependent Electricity System Operator$202,904

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $428,010 Charles Farmer earned in 2025, roughly $238,854 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 44.2%. That is about 3% more than the $415,596 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$238,854
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~42.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~44.2%

Where does $428,010 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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#8Michael Boll
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#9Glenn Mcdonald
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#10David Short
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#11Susan Gagne
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