Donald Chu
Independent Electricity System Operator/Advisor Program Performance / Conseiller – Performance des programmes
2025 Salary
$155,704Total compensation $156,019, including $314 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
#508Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$155,7042025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$105,877 in 2015 is worth about $137,322 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Advisor Program Performance / Conseiller – Performance des programmesIndependent Electricity System Operator | $155,704Benefits $314Total $156,019 |
| 2024 | Advisor Program Performance / Conseiller - Performance des programmesIndependent Electricity System Operator | $150,196Benefits $307Total $150,503 |
| 2023 | Technical Officer Conservation / Agent technique – Économie d’énergieIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité | $150,038Benefits $346Total $150,384 |
| 2022 | Technical Officer Conservation / Agent technique – Économie d’énergieIndependent Electricity System Operator | $137,588Benefits $400Total $137,988 |
| 2021 | Technical Officer Conservation / Agent technique - Économie d’énergieIndependent Electricity System Operator | $136,073Benefits $397Total $136,471 |
| 2020 | Technical Officer Conservation / Agent technique – Économie d’énergieIndependent Electricity System Operator | $130,152Benefits $380Total $130,531 |
| 2019 | Technical Officer Conservation / Agent technique – Économie d’énergieIndependent Electricity System Operator | $124,980Benefits $387Total $125,367 |
| 2018 | Technical Officer Conservation / Agent technique – Économie d’énergieIndependent Electricity System Operator | $124,672Benefits $448Total $125,120 |
| 2017 | Technical Officer Conservation / Agent technique, Économie d’énergieIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité | $113,896Benefits $429Total $114,325 |
| 2016 | Engineering Lead - Commercial and Industrial / Responsable technique – Secteurs commercial et industrielIndependent Electricity System Operator | $109,706Benefits $0Total $109,706 |
| 2015 | Engineering Lead - Commercial & Industrial / Responsable technique – Secteurs commercial et industrielIndependent Electricity System Operator | $105,877Benefits $414Total $106,291 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Donald Chu's 2025 salary of $155,704 comes to roughly $107,025 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.7% effective) is deducted. Within Independent Electricity System Operator, Donald Chu's total compensation of $156,019 was the #508 of 1,002, against a median salary of $155,810. That is about 4% more than the $150,196 paid in 2024. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$107,025
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.3%
- vs. 2025 Advisor Program Performance median
- +7%
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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.