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Leonard Kula

Independent Electricity System Operator/Vice President Markets and Reliability and Chief Operations Officer / Vice-président, marchés et fiabilité et chef de l’exploitation

2022 Salary — last year on the list

$307,938

Total compensation $308,603, including $665 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
2022

Employer Rank

#7

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

21

2001–2022

Peak Salary

$441,275

2021

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 21 yearly values of total compensation, from $110,628 in 2001 to $308,603 in 2022. No data for 2002.$100K$200K$300K$400K$500K200120062010201320182022
Total compensation, 2001–2022. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20012022

$110,278 in 2001 is worth about $185,151 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2022Vice President Markets and Reliability and Chief Operations Officer / Vice-président, marchés et fiabilité et chef de l’exploitationIndependent Electricity System Operator$307,938
2021Vice President Markets and Reliability and Chief Operating Officer / Vice-président, marchés et fiabilité et chef de l’exploitationIndependent Electricity System Operator$441,275
2020Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Acquisition and Operations / Directeur de l’exploitation et vice-président – Planification, acquisitions et opérationsIndependent Electricity System Operator$435,707
2019Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Acquisition and Operations / Directeur de l’exploitation et vice-président – Planification, acquisitions et opérationsIndependent Electricity System Operator$427,779
2018Vice President Planning, Acquistion and Operations / Vice-président – Planification, acquisitions et opérationsIndependent Electricity System Operator$427,657
2017Vice President, Market and System Operations and Chief Operating Officer / Vice,président , Opérations liées aux marchés et au réseau et directeur de l’exploitationIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité$352,307
2016Vice President, Market and System Operations and Chief Operating Officer / Vice-président – Opérations liées aux marchés et au réseau et directeur de l’exploitationIndependent Electricity System Operator$242,543
2015Director, Market Operations / Directeur – Opérations sur le marchéIndependent Electricity System Operator$233,257
2014Director, Operations / Directeur - ExploitationIndependent Electricity System Operator$271,085
2013Director, OperationsIndependent Electricity System Operator$221,412
2012Manager, System OperationsIndependent Electricity System Operator$185,364
2011Manager, System OperationsIndependent Electricity System Operator$182,242
2010Manager, Market Forecasts & IntegrationIndependent Electricity System Operator$175,103
2009Manager, Market Forecasts & IntegrationIndependent Electricity System Operator$178,908
2008Manager, Settlement SupportIndependent Electricity System Operator$159,986
2007Manager, Settlement SupportIndependent Electricity System Operator$149,939
2006Manager, Settlement SupportIndependent Electricity System Operator$127,431
2005Design Authority SpecialistIndependent Electricity System Operator$120,398
2004Design Authority SpecialistIndependent Electricity System Op.$127,399
2003Design Authority SpecialistIndependent Electricity Market Operator$123,403
2001Exchange Engineer / OfficerIndependent Electricity Market Op.$110,278

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2022 estimate

Of the $307,938 Leonard Kula earned in 2022, roughly $178,630 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 42.0%. Compared with 2021, when the figure was $441,275, that is a drop of about 30%. Leonard Kula has appeared on the list 21 times since 2001. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$178,630
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~40.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$4,453
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~42.0%

Where does $307,938 rank on the Sunshine List? →

Estimate only: 2022 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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