Darren Byers
Independent Electricity System Operator/Senior Advisor, Market Rules and Market Manuals / Conseiller(ère) principal(e) – Règles et manuels du marché
2025 Salary
$177,612Total compensation $177,972, including $360 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
#255Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$184,4972024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$126,691 in 2015 is worth about $164,318 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Advisor, Market Rules and Market Manuals / Conseiller(ère) principal(e) – Règles et manuels du marchéIndependent Electricity System Operator | $177,612Benefits $360Total $177,972 |
| 2024 | Senior Market Rules Advisor / Conseiller principal - Règles du marchéIndependent Electricity System Operator | $184,497Benefits $349Total $184,846 |
| 2023 | Senior Market Rules Advisor / Conseiller principal – Règles du marchéIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité | $174,524Benefits $392Total $174,916 |
| 2022 | Senior Market Rules Advisor / Conseiller principal – Règles du marchéIndependent Electricity System Operator | $146,898Benefits $454Total $147,352 |
| 2021 | Senior Market Rules Advisor / Conseiller principal - Règles du marchéIndependent Electricity System Operator | $145,526Benefits $451Total $145,977 |
| 2020 | Senior Market Rules Advisor / Conseiller principal – Règles du marchéIndependent Electricity System Operator | $145,676Benefits $440Total $146,116 |
| 2019 | Senior Market Rules Advisor / Conseiller principal – Règles du marchéIndependent Electricity System Operator | $145,257Benefits $458Total $145,715 |
| 2018 | Supervisor Policy and Analysis / Superviseur – Politique et analyseIndependent Electricity System Operator | $143,574Benefits $531Total $144,105 |
| 2017 | Manager, Policy and Analysis / Gestionnaire, Politique et analyseIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité | $136,655Benefits $514Total $137,169 |
| 2016 | Manager, Policy and Analysis / Gestionnaire – Politique et analyseIndependent Electricity System Operator | $134,206Benefits $231Total $134,437 |
| 2015 | Manager, Policy & Analysis / Gestionnaire – Politique et analyseIndependent Electricity System Operator | $126,691Benefits $507Total $127,198 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $177,612 Darren Byers earned in 2025, roughly $119,081 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 33.0%. On total compensation of $177,972, Darren Byers ranked #255 of 1,002 disclosed at Independent Electricity System Operator that year, where the median salary was $155,810. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,081
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
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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.