Lesley Gallinger
Independent Electricity System Operator/President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
2025 Salary
$708,319Total compensation $708,974, including $654 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
#1Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$710,8482024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$391,747 in 2021 is worth about $454,271 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Lesley Gallinger's 2025 salary of $708,319 comes to roughly $369,115 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 47.1% effective) is deducted. It is little changed from the $710,848 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$369,115
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~47.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~47.9%
- vs. 2025 President and Chief Executive Officer median
- +110%
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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.