Lei Cao
Ontario Power Generation/Nuclear Operator
2025 Salary
$205,130Total compensation $206,722, including $1,593 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
#1,852Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$219,7202024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$118,616 in 2022 is worth about $128,814 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nuclear OperatorOntario Power Generation | $205,130Benefits $1,593Total $206,722 |
| 2024 | Nuclear OperatorOntario Power Generation | $219,720Benefits $1,061Total $220,781 |
| 2023 | Nuclear OperatorOntario Power Generation | $172,712Benefits $750Total $173,462 |
| 2022 | Nuclear OperatorOntario Power Generation | $118,616Benefits $0Total $118,616 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Lei Cao was paid $205,130 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $133,209, an effective income-tax rate of about 32.4%. At Ontario Power Generation, 10,346 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $161,066; Lei Cao's total compensation of $206,722 ranked #1,852. Lei Cao has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. 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
- ~$133,209
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.1%
- vs. 2025 Nuclear Operator median
- +26%
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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.