Michael Stirling
Independent Electricity System Operator/Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
2025 Salary
$233,785Total compensation $234,499, including $714 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
#39Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
212005–2025
Peak Salary
$258,0142023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2005–2025
$104,215 in 2005 is worth about $159,927 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Michael Stirling's $233,785 salary works out to roughly $147,833 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 36.8%. That is about 6% above the 2025 median of $220,526 for Senior System Operator on the Sunshine List. It is down about 7% from the $251,997 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
- ~$147,833
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.8%
- vs. 2025 Senior System Operator median
- +6%
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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.