John Nichols
Ontario Power Generation/Mechanical Technician/Technologist
2025 Salary
$157,420Total compensation $167,047, including $9,627 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
Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#4,985Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
112005–2025
Peak Salary
$159,6722024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2005–2025
$101,691 in 2005 is worth about $156,053 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
John Nichols was paid $157,420 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $107,969, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.9%. That is in line with the 2025 median of $157,561 for Mechanical Technician on the Sunshine List. The 2024 record under this name shows $159,672. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2005. 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
- ~$107,969
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.4%
- vs. 2025 Mechanical Technician median
- about even
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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.