James Mercer
Ontario Power Generation/Project Leader
2025 Salary
$138,891Total compensation $139,636, including $745 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
#7,883Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$138,8912025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$108,703 in 2021 is worth about $126,053 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Project LeaderOntario Power Generation | $138,891 |
| 2024 | Project LeaderOntario Power Generation | $119,836 |
| 2023 | Project LeaderOntario Power Generation | $119,744 |
| 2022 | Technical Engineer/OfficerOntario Power Generation | $101,700 |
| 2021 | Technical Engineer/OfficerOntario Power Generation | $108,703 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $138,891 James Mercer earned in 2025, roughly $97,582 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.7%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $119,836, that is a rise of about 16%. For comparison, the median Project Leader on the 2025 list was paid $148,174; this salary is about 6% less. 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
- ~$97,582
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.7%
- vs. 2025 Project Leader median
- −6%
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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.