Steve Ness

Hydro One/Customer Operations Manager

2014 Salary — last year on the list

$136,472

Total compensation $137,183, including $711 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2014

Employer Rank

#1,219

Hydro One

Years on List

11

2002–2014

Peak Salary

$146,452

2013

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $111,604 in 2002 to $137,183 in 2014. No data from 2004 to 2005.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K200220062008200920122014
Total compensation, 2002–2014. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2002–2014

$111,136 in 2002 is worth about $182,485 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2014Customer Operations ManagerHydro One$136,472Benefits $711Total $137,183
2013Customer Operations ManagerHydro One$146,452Benefits $1,552Total $148,003
2012Regional Maintainer – Lines Union Trades Supervisor 2Hydro One$125,887Benefits $1,458Total $127,345
2011Regional Maintainer - Lines Union Trades Supervisor 2Hydro One$101,878Benefits $1,437Total $103,315
2010Regional Maintainer - Lines Union Trades Supervisor 2Hydro One$110,457Benefits $1,394Total $111,851
2009Regional Maintainer - Lines Union Trades Supervisor 2Hydro One$117,201Benefits $1,377Total $118,577
2008Regional Maintainer, Lines Union Trades Supervisor 2Hydro One$108,027Benefits $1,386Total $109,413
2007Regional Maintainer, Lines Union Trades Supervisor 2Hydro One$102,210Benefits $1,341Total $103,551
2006Regional Maintainer-Lines Union Trades Supervisor 2Hydro One$103,359Benefits $2,347Total $105,705
2003Regional Maintainer - Lines UTSHydro One$111,079Benefits $482Total $111,560
2002Regional Maintainer - Lines UTSHydro One$111,136Benefits $468Total $111,604

On the List
2014

111,655 salaries were disclosed on the 2014 Sunshine List, which covers pay of $100,000 or more. In 2014, Steve Ness's total compensation of $137,183 at Hydro One ranked #1,219 of 4,279 disclosed that year. Across Ontario, the 2014 median for Customer Operations Manager was $139,576; Steve Ness's $136,472 salary sat about 2% below it. Steve Ness has appeared on the Sunshine List at Hydro One 11 times, 2002–2014, peaking in 2013 at $146,452.

Also at Hydro One
2014

#1Carmine Marcello
$745,208
President and Chief Executive Officer
#2Sandy Struthers
$521,635
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Strategic Planning
#3Wayne Smith
$466,008
Senior Vice President, Operations
#4Michael Winters
$405,933
Senior Vice President, Engineering and Construction
#5Robert Cultraro
$363,325
Senior Vice President, Pensions
#6Ali Suleman
$336,088
Vice President and Treasurer, Treasury and Risk
#7Joseph Agostino
$321,617
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Compliance Officer
#8Peter Gregg
$309,721
Chief Operating Officer
#9Mike Penstone
$302,338
Vice President Planning
#10Colin Penny
$293,573
Senior Vice President, Technology and Chief Information Officer
View all 4,279 employees at Hydro One (2014) →