Hussain Al-Bassam
Ontario Power Generation/Project Leader
2025 Salary
$177,739Total compensation $178,669, including $930 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
#3,800Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$180,1162024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$125,050 in 2018 is worth about $153,922 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Project LeaderOntario Power Generation | $177,739Benefits $930Total $178,669 |
| 2024 | Project LeaderOntario Power Generation | $180,116Benefits $886Total $181,001 |
| 2023 | Senior Project Management Engineer/OfficerOntario Power Generation | $166,807Benefits $801Total $167,608 |
| 2022 | Project LeaderOntario Power Generation | $148,466Benefits $766Total $149,232 |
| 2021 | Project LeaderOntario Power Generation | $139,160Benefits $1,332Total $140,493 |
| 2020 | Project LeaderOntario Power Generation | $129,728Benefits $711Total $130,439 |
| 2019 | Project LeaderOntario Power Generation | $126,415Benefits $116Total $126,531 |
| 2018 | Senior Technical Engineer/OfficerOntario Power Generation | $125,050Benefits $0Total $125,050 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Hussain Al-Bassam's 2025 salary of $177,739 comes to roughly $119,151 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.9% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Project Leader on the 2025 list was paid $148,174; this salary is about 20% more. Hussain Al-Bassam has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,151
- 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 Project Leader median
- +20%
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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.