David Macdonald
Ontario Power Generation/Mechanical Technician/Technologist
2025 Salary
$178,523Total compensation $186,721, including $8,198 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
#3,096Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
92016–2025
Peak Salary
$178,5232025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$100,508 in 2016 is worth about $128,531 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mechanical Technician/TechnologistOntario Power Generation | $178,523Benefits $8,198Total $186,721 |
| 2024 | Mechanical Technician/TechnologistOntario Power Generation | $153,402Benefits $6,084Total $159,486 |
| 2023 | Mechanical Technician/TechnologistOntario Power Generation | $149,341Benefits $5,896Total $155,236 |
| 2022 | Mechanical Technician/TechnologistOntario Power Generation | $119,223Benefits $6,175Total $125,398 |
| 2021 | Mechanical Technician/TechnologistOntario Power Generation | $101,980Benefits $5,619Total $107,598 |
| 2020 | Service Trades MaintainerOntario Power Generation | $104,631Benefits $4,569Total $109,200 |
| 2019 | Service Trades MaintainerOntario Power Generation | $108,840Benefits $3,695Total $112,535 |
| 2018 | Service Trades MaintainerOntario Power Generation | $105,271Benefits $3,700Total $108,970 |
| 2016 | Service Trades MaintainerOntario Power Generation | $100,508Benefits $1,538Total $102,046 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on David Macdonald's 2025 salary of $178,523 comes to roughly $119,582 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.9% effective) is deducted. It is up about 16% on the $153,402 paid in 2024. Within Ontario Power Generation, David Macdonald's total compensation of $186,721 was the #3,096 of 10,346, against a median salary of $161,066. 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
- ~$119,582
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
- vs. 2025 Mechanical Technician median
- +13%
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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.