Richard Burns
Ontario Power Generation/Senior Engineer/Scientist – Specialist
2025 Salary
$162,557Total compensation $169,043, including $6,486 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
#4,752Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
202006–2025
Peak Salary
$168,4622022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2006–2025
$100,522 in 2006 is worth about $151,289 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $162,557 Richard Burns earned in 2025, roughly $110,796 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 31.8%. For comparison, the median Senior Engineer Scientist Specialist on the 2025 list was paid $167,665; this salary is about 3% less. It is up about 3% on the $157,494 paid in 2024. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$110,796
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.8%
- vs. 2025 Senior Engineer Scientist Specialist 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.