Mitchel Watson
Ontario Power Generation/Thermal Operating Technician
2025 Salary
$185,938Total compensation $191,621, including $5,683 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
#2,725Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$199,5712023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$113,123 in 2018 is worth about $139,241 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thermal Operating TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $185,938Benefits $5,683Total $191,621 |
| 2024 | Mechanical Technician/TechnologistOntario Power Generation | $146,284Benefits $5,892Total $152,176 |
| 2023 | Thermal Operating TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $199,571Benefits $4,779Total $204,350 |
| 2022 | Thermal Operating TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $163,990Benefits $4,342Total $168,332 |
| 2021 | Thermal Operating TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $145,808Benefits $3,945Total $149,753 |
| 2020 | Thermal Operating TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $150,018Benefits $3,562Total $153,580 |
| 2019 | Thermal Operating TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $133,558Benefits $3,121Total $136,679 |
| 2018 | Thermal Operating TechnicianOntario Power Generation | $113,123Benefits $3,079Total $116,202 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Mitchel Watson was paid $185,938 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $123,431, an effective income-tax rate of about 30.7%. Among those listed as Thermal Operating Technician in 2025, the median was $192,539; this salary sits about 3% below it. Mitchel Watson has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$123,431
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.6%
- vs. 2025 Thermal Operating Technician median
- −3%
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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.