Xiao Zhang
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
#386Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$166,0282025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$102,409 in 2015 is worth about $132,824 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $166,028 Xiao Zhang earned in 2025, roughly $112,706 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.1%. For comparison, the median Senior Planner on the 2025 list was paid $116,495; this salary is about 43% more. That is about 4% more than the $160,156 paid in 2024. 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%
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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.