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Kadra Branker

Independent Electricity System Operator/Lead, Sustainability / Responsable – Durabilité

2025 Salary

$155,519

Total compensation $155,843, including $324 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

#522

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

6

2020–2025

Peak Salary

$155,519

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 6 yearly values of total compensation, from $129,704 in 2020 to $155,843 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K202020212022202320242025
Total compensation, 2020–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2020–2025

$129,704 in 2020 is worth about $155,456 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Lead, Sustainability / Responsable – DurabilitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$155,519Benefits $324Total $155,843
2024Senior Advisor Sustainability / Conseiller en chef - DurabilitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$147,138Benefits $307Total $147,446
2023Senior Advisor Sustainability / Conseiller en chef - DurabilitéIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité$145,581Benefits $340Total $145,921
2022Senior Advisor to Vice President / Conseiller principal au vice-présidentIndependent Electricity System Operator$127,222Benefits $378Total $127,600
2021Senior Advisor to Vice President / Conseiller principal au vice-présidentIndependent Electricity System Operator$121,366Benefits $244Total $121,610
2020Program Advisor / Conseiller en programmesIndependent Electricity System Operator$129,704Benefits $0Total $129,704

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Kadra Branker's $155,519 salary works out to roughly $106,923 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.2%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $147,138, that is a rise of about 6%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2020. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$106,923
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~27.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.2%

Where does $155,519 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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