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Xian Lin

Independent Electricity System Operator/Manager Solutions Development / Responsable – Développement de solutions

2025 Salary

$188,068

Total compensation $188,621, including $554 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

#175

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

8

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$261,135

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $147,256 in 2018 to $188,621 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K201820192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$146,677 in 2018 is worth about $180,542 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Manager Solutions Development / Responsable – Développement de solutionsIndependent Electricity System Operator$188,068Benefits $554Total $188,621
2024Manager Solutions Development / Responsable - Développement de solutionsIndependent Electricity System Operator$261,135Benefits $541Total $261,676
2023Supervisor Solutions Development / Superviseur du développement de solutionsIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité$180,778Benefits $432Total $181,210
2022Supervisor Solutions Development / Superviseur du développement de solutionsIndependent Electricity System Operator$167,351Benefits $518Total $167,869
2021Supervisor Solutions Development / Superviseur du développement de solutionsIndependent Electricity System Operator$167,635Benefits $496Total $168,132
2020Supervisor Solutions Development / Superviseur du développement de solutionsIndependent Electricity System Operator$155,751Benefits $473Total $156,224
2019Supervisor Business Analysis Services / Superviseur – Services d’analyse opérationnelleIndependent Electricity System Operator$148,116Benefits $491Total $148,607
2018Supervisor Business Analysis Services / Superviseur – Services d’analyse opérationnelleIndependent Electricity System Operator$146,677Benefits $579Total $147,256

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Xian Lin's 2025 salary of $188,068 comes to roughly $124,533 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.9% effective) is deducted. That is about 28% less than the $261,135 paid in 2024. Xian Lin has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$124,533
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~30.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.8%

Where does $188,068 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.

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