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Christopher Reali

Independent Electricity System Operator/Senior Manager Power System Limits / Gestionnaire principal – Limites du réseau électrique

2025 Salary

$202,084

Total compensation $202,278, including $194 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

#112

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$202,084

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $117,034 in 2016 to $202,278 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$117,034 in 2016 is worth about $149,665 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Senior Manager Power System Limits / Gestionnaire principal – Limites du réseau électriqueIndependent Electricity System Operator$202,084Benefits $194Total $202,278
2024Senor Manager Power System Limits / Gestionnaire principal - Limites du réseau électriqueIndependent Electricity System Operator$186,730Benefits $188Total $186,918
2023Senior Manager Power System Limits / Gestionnaire principal - Limites du réseau électriqueIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité$175,950Benefits $197Total $176,147
2022Engineering Manager Power Systems / Gestionnaire technique du réseau d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$147,499Benefits $214Total $147,713
2021Engineering Manager Power Systems / Gestionnaire technique du réseau d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$148,361Benefits $202Total $148,563
2020Engineering Manager Transmission Planning / Gestionnaire technique – Planification du transport d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$135,801Benefits $198Total $135,999
2019Engineering Manager Transmission Planning / Gestionnaire technique – Planification du transport d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$140,241Benefits $209Total $140,450
2018Engineering Manager Transmission Planning / Gestionnaire technique – Planification du transport d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$136,845Benefits $396Total $137,241
2017Engineering Supervisor Revenue Metering / Superviseur technique, Mesurage aux fins de facturationIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité$111,918Benefits $421Total $112,339
2016Planner / PlanificateurIndependent Electricity System Operator$117,034Benefits $0Total $117,034

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Christopher Reali was paid $202,084 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $131,633, an effective income-tax rate of about 32.1%. It is up about 8% on the $186,730 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$131,633
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~32.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.9%

Where does $202,084 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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