John Kitching
Independent Electricity System Operator/Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
2025 Salary
$242,773Total compensation $243,142, including $369 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
#32Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$242,7732025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$100,202 in 2014 is worth about $131,415 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Kitching's 2025 salary of $242,773 comes to roughly $152,342 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 35.0% effective) is deducted. That is about 19% more than the $203,937 paid in 2024. At Independent Electricity System Operator, 1,002 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $155,810; John Kitching's total compensation of $243,142 ranked #32. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$152,342
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.2%
- vs. 2025 Senior System Operator median
- +10%
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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.