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Michael Lyle

Independent Electricity System Operator/Executive Vice President, Legal Resources and Corporate Governance / Vice-président(e) directeur(rice) – Ressources juridiques et gouvernance d’entreprise

2025 Salary

$387,866

Total compensation $388,437, including $570 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

#6

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$387,866

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $309,569 in 2015 to $388,437 in 2025.$100K$200K$300K$400K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$308,494 in 2015 is worth about $400,116 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Executive Vice President, Legal Resources and Corporate Governance / Vice-président(e) directeur(rice) – Ressources juridiques et gouvernance d’entrepriseIndependent Electricity System Operator$387,866Benefits $570Total $388,437
2024Vice President General Counsel and Chief Reliability Compliance Officer / Vice-président, avocat général et chef de la conformité aux normes de fiabilitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$297,162Benefits $570Total $297,732
2023Vice President General Counsel and Chief Reliability Compliance Officer / Vice-président, avocat général et chef de la conformité aux normes de fiabilitéIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité$298,127Benefits $346Total $298,472
2022Vice President General Counsel and Chief Reliability Compliance Officer / Vice-président, avocat général et chef de la conformité aux normes de fiabilitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$310,365Benefits $406Total $310,771
2021Vice President General Counsel and Chief Reliability Compliance Officer / Vice-président, avocat général et chef de la conformité aux normes de fiabilitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$298,422Benefits $406Total $298,828
2020Vice President Legal Resources and Corporate Governance / Vice-président – Ressources juridiques et gouvernance de l’entrepriseIndependent Electricity System Operator$303,686Benefits $406Total $304,092
2019Vice President Legal Resources and Corporate Governance / Vice-président – Ressources juridiques et gouvernance de l’entrepriseIndependent Electricity System Operator$302,947Benefits $435Total $303,382
2018Vice President Legal Resources and Corporate Governance / Vice-président – Ressources juridiques et gouvernance de l'entrepriseIndependent Electricity System Operator$302,744Benefits $519Total $303,263
2017Vice President, Planning Legal and Indigenous Relations / Vice,président , Planification, droit et relations avec les AutochtonesIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité$296,957Benefits $513Total $297,469
2016Vice President, Planning, Law and Aboriginal Relations / Vice-président – Planification, droit et relations avec les AutochtonesIndependent Electricity System Operator$298,260Benefits $1,235Total $299,495
2015Vice President, Planning, Law & Aboriginal Relations / Vice-président – Planification, droit et relations avec les AutochtonesIndependent Electricity System Operator$308,494Benefits $1,075Total $309,569

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Michael Lyle's $387,866 salary works out to roughly $220,198 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 43.2%. On total compensation of $388,437, Michael Lyle ranked #6 of 1,002 disclosed at Independent Electricity System Operator that year, where the median salary was $155,810. Michael Lyle has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$220,198
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~41.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~43.2%

Where does $387,866 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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#8Michael Boll
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#9Glenn Mcdonald
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#10David Short
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#11Susan Gagne
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