James Lee

Independent Electricity System Operator/Senior Transmission Planning Engineer / Ingénieur principal de la planification des transmissions

2023 Salary — last year on the list

$166,991

Total compensation $167,103, including $112 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2023

Employer Rank

#224

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

2015–2023

Peak Salary

$171,489

2022

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2015–2023. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2023

$140,861 in 2015 is worth about $182,696 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2023	Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité	Senior Transmission Planning Engineer / Ingénieur principal de la planification des transmissionsIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité	$166,991Benefits $112Total $167,103	$112	$167,103
2022	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Transmission Planning Engineer / Ingénieur principal de la planification des transmissionsIndependent Electricity System Operator	$171,489Benefits $114Total $171,602	$114	$171,602
2021	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Transmission Planning Engineer / Ingénieur principal de la planification des transmissionsIndependent Electricity System Operator	$169,429Benefits $112Total $169,541	$112	$169,541
2020	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Transmission Planning Engineer / Ingénieur principal de la planification des transmissionsIndependent Electricity System Operator	$167,335Benefits $109Total $167,445	$109	$167,445
2019	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Planner / Planificateur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator	$162,037Benefits $153Total $162,190	$153	$162,190
2018	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Planner / Planificateur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator	$162,367Benefits $133Total $162,499	$133	$162,499
2017	Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité	Senior Planner / Planificateur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité	$162,654Benefits $317Total $162,971	$317	$162,971
2016	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Planner / Planificateur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator	$160,875Benefits $0Total $160,875	$0	$160,875
2015	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Planner / Planificateur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator	$140,861Benefits $564Total $141,424	$564	$141,424

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate

In 2023, James Lee's $166,991 salary works out to roughly $111,869 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.0%. Compared with 2022, when the figure was $171,489, that is a drop of about 3%. James Lee has appeared on the list 9 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay: ~$111,869
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~30.2%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$4,756
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~33.0%

Where does $166,991 rank on the Sunshine List? →

Estimate only: 2023 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.

Also at Independent Electricity System Operator
2023

Also at Independent Electricity System Operator, 2023
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Lesley Gallinger	President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction	$689,059	$689,852
2	Kamaljit Sohi	Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Markets and Reliability / Chef de l’exploitation et vice-président, Marchés et fiabilité	$480,083	$481,189
3	Charles Farmer	Vice President Planning Conservation and Resource Adequacy and Chief Energy Transition Officer / Vice-président de la planification, de la conservation et de l’adéquation des ressources et directeur du génie et des technologies	$360,573	$360,920
4	Alex Foord	Vice President, Information and Technology Services and Chief Information Officer / Vice-président – Services de l'information et des technologies et directeur de l'information	$354,466	$355,665
5	Carla Nell	Vice President Corporate Relations Stakeholder Engagement and Innovation / Vice-président, relations de l’entreprise, engagement avec les intervenants et innovation	$330,330	$331,099
6	Robin Riddell	Vice President Human Resources / Vice-président – Ressources humaines	$311,438	$312,132
7	Glenn Mcdonald	Vice President Market Assessment and Compliance / Vice-président – Évaluation des marchés et conformité	$305,488	$306,521
8	Jim Fawcett	Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau	$300,260	$300,682
9	Michael Lyle	Vice President General Counsel and Chief Reliability Compliance Officer / Vice-président, avocat général et chef de la conformité aux normes de fiabilité	$298,127	$298,472
10	David Robitaille	Senior Director Market Operations / Directeur principal – Opérations sur le marché	$292,811	$293,839