Charles Higney
Ontario Power Generation/Mechanical Technician
2025 Salary
$193,108Total compensation $194,662, including $1,554 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
#2,527Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$209,1782024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$112,215 in 2016 is worth about $143,502 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mechanical TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $193,108Benefits $1,554Total $194,662 |
| 2024 | Mechanical TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $209,178Benefits $1,496Total $210,674 |
| 2023 | Mechanical TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $187,745Benefits $1,472Total $189,217 |
| 2022 | Mechanical TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $174,736Benefits $1,438Total $176,175 |
| 2021 | Mechanical TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $187,035Benefits $1,436Total $188,472 |
| 2020 | Mechanical TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $184,153Benefits $1,396Total $185,549 |
| 2019 | Mechanical TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $156,543Benefits $1,342Total $157,885 |
| 2018 | Mechanical TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $122,969Benefits $1,291Total $124,261 |
| 2017 | Mechanical TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $119,815Benefits $761Total $120,576 |
| 2016 | Mechanical TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $112,215Benefits $0Total $112,215 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Charles Higney's 2025 salary of $193,108 comes to roughly $127,140 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.3% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Mechanical Technician on the 2025 list was paid $157,561; this salary is about 23% more. It is down about 8% from the $209,178 paid in 2024. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$127,140
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.2%
- vs. 2025 Mechanical Technician median
- +23%
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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.