Shuai Chen
Independent Electricity System Operator/Senior Planner / Planificateur principal
2025 Salary
$166,028Total compensation $166,364, including $336 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
#378Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$166,0282025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$112,349 in 2016 is worth about $143,674 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Planner / Planificateur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator | $166,028Benefits $336Total $166,364 |
| 2024 | Senior Planner / Planificateur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator | $160,761Benefits $328Total $161,089 |
| 2023 | Senior Planner / Planificateur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité | $158,097Benefits $360Total $158,457 |
| 2022 | Senior Specialist Settlements / Spécialiste principal – Règlement des transactionsIndependent Electricity System Operator | $142,060Benefits $414Total $142,474 |
| 2021 | Senior Specialist Settlements / Spécialiste principal - Règlement des transactionsIndependent Electricity System Operator | $137,023Benefits $393Total $137,417 |
| 2020 | Senior Planner / Planificateur principalIndependent Electricity System Operator | $128,051Benefits $373Total $128,425 |
| 2019 | Planner / PlanificateurIndependent Electricity System Operator | $122,344Benefits $379Total $122,723 |
| 2018 | Planner / PlanificateurIndependent Electricity System Operator | $122,365Benefits $434Total $122,799 |
| 2017 | Planner / PlanificateurIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité | $110,082Benefits $415Total $110,497 |
| 2016 | Planner / PlanificateurIndependent Electricity System Operator | $112,349Benefits $0Total $112,349 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Shuai Chen's 2025 salary of $166,028 comes to roughly $112,706 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.8% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Senior Planner on the 2025 list was paid $116,495; this salary is about 43% more. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$112,706
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.1%
- vs. 2025 Senior Planner median
- +43%
Where does $166,028 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.