Karen Sontrop
Independent Electricity System Operator/Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire – Partenariats d'affaires
2025 Salary
$178,709Total compensation $178,885, including $176 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
#237Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$178,7092025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$104,889 in 2015 is worth about $136,041 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire – Partenariats d'affairesIndependent Electricity System Operator | $178,709Benefits $176Total $178,885 |
| 2024 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire - Partenariats d’affairesIndependent Electricity System Operator | $169,778Benefits $340Total $170,119 |
| 2023 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire Partenariats d'affairesIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité | $161,801Benefits $340Total $162,141 |
| 2022 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire – Partenariats d’affairesIndependent Electricity System Operator | $159,395Benefits $223Total $159,618 |
| 2021 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire - Partenariats d’affairesIndependent Electricity System Operator | $149,082Benefits $214Total $149,296 |
| 2020 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire – Partenariats d’affaires en Ressource HumaineIndependent Electricity System Operator | $146,608Benefits $210Total $146,818 |
| 2019 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire – Partenariats d'affaires en Ressources humainesIndependent Electricity System Operator | $144,017Benefits $225Total $144,242 |
| 2018 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire – Partenariats d'affaires en Ressources humainesIndependent Electricity System Operator | $138,405Benefits $261Total $138,666 |
| 2017 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire, Partenariats d'affaires en ressources humainesIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité | $109,857Benefits $203Total $110,061 |
| 2016 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire – Partenariats d'affaires en RHIndependent Electricity System Operator | $102,439Benefits $176Total $102,615 |
| 2015 | Manager, Human Resources Business Partner / Gestionnaire – Partenariats d'affaires en RHIndependent Electricity System Operator | $104,889Benefits $168Total $105,058 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Karen Sontrop's $178,709 salary works out to roughly $119,685 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.0%. That is about 5% more than the $169,778 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,685
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
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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.