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Melvin Burke

Independent Electricity System Operator/Principal Operations Advisor / Conseiller(ère) – Opérations principales

2025 Salary

$208,221

Total compensation $208,597, including $376 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

#92

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

21

2005–2025

Peak Salary

$212,474

2023

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 21 yearly values of total compensation, from $106,263 in 2005 to $208,597 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K200520092014201620212025
Total compensation, 2005–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2005–2025

$105,805 in 2005 is worth about $162,366 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Principal Operations Advisor / Conseiller(ère) – Opérations principalesIndependent Electricity System Operator$208,221Benefits $376Total $208,597
2024Supervisor Client Support / Superviseur du soutien à la clientèleIndependent Electricity System Operator$201,923Benefits $367Total $202,290
2023Supervisor Client Support / Superviseur du soutien à la clientèleIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité$212,474Benefits $414Total $212,888
2022Supervisor Client Support / Superviseur du soutien à la clientèleIndependent Electricity System Operator$178,084Benefits $470Total $178,554
2021Senior Operations Advisor / Conseiller principal - OpérationsIndependent Electricity System Operator$158,467Benefits $456Total $158,924
2020Senior Operations Advisor / Conseiller principal – OpérationsIndependent Electricity System Operator$170,604Benefits $446Total $171,050
2019Senior Operations Advisor / Conseiller principal – OpérationsIndependent Electricity System Operator$165,649Benefits $464Total $166,113
2018Senior Operations Advisor / Conseiller principal – OpérationsIndependent Electricity System Operator$154,431Benefits $549Total $154,980
2017Senior Specialist Operational Analysis / Spécialiste principal, Analyse opérationnelleIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité$149,400Benefits $543Total $149,943
2016Senior Engineer/Technical Officer / Spécialiste technique principalIndependent Electricity System Operator$165,799Benefits $591Total $166,390
2015Senior Engineer/Technical Officer / Spécialiste technique principalIndependent Electricity System Operator$164,251Benefits $583Total $164,834
2014Senior Engineer / Technical Officer / Spécialiste technique principalIndependent Electricity System Operator$162,376Benefits $719Total $163,094
2013Senior Engineer/Technical OfficerIndependent Electricity System Operator$145,311Benefits $713Total $146,024
2012Senior Engineer/Officer, SystemsIndependent Electricity System Operator$132,955Benefits $643Total $133,597
2011Engineer/Officer, SystemsIndependent Electricity System Operator$131,354Benefits $536Total $131,890
2010Engineer/Officer, SystemsIndependent Electricity System Operator$120,387Benefits $513Total $120,900
2009Engineer/Officer, SystemsIndependent Electricity System Operator$114,982Benefits $501Total $115,483
2008Engineer/Officer, Shift ControlIndependent Electricity System Operator$136,990Benefits $636Total $137,626
2007Engineer/Officer, Shift ControlIndependent Electricity System Operator$125,260Benefits $587Total $125,848
2006Engineer/Officer, Shift ControlIndependent Electricity System Operator$113,634Benefits $522Total $114,157
2005Engineer/Officer, Shift ControlIndependent Electricity System Operator$105,805Benefits $458Total $106,263

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Melvin Burke was paid $208,221 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $134,807, an effective income-tax rate of about 32.6%. Within Independent Electricity System Operator, Melvin Burke's total compensation of $208,597 was the #92 of 1,002, against a median salary of $155,810. It is up about 3% on the $201,923 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$134,807
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~32.6%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~35.3%

Where does $208,221 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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