Debra Sawyer
Ontario Power Generation/Lead Auditor, General
2025 Salary
$178,265Total compensation $184,636, including $6,371 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
#3,266Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
172009–2025
Peak Salary
$178,2652025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2009–2025
$103,392 in 2009 is worth about $148,400 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Debra Sawyer's $178,265 salary works out to roughly $119,440 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.0%. For comparison, the median Lead Auditor General on the 2025 list was paid $174,977; this salary is about 2% more. It is up about 4% on the $171,328 paid in 2024. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,440
- 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 Lead Auditor General median
- +2%
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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.