Xudong Cheng
Ontario Power Generation/Senior Engineer/Scientist – Specialist
2025 Salary
$164,803Total compensation $171,215, including $6,412 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
#4,492Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
142012–2025
Peak Salary
$164,8032025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2025
$114,986 in 2012 is worth about $155,141 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Xudong Cheng's 2025 salary of $164,803 comes to roughly $112,032 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.7% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Senior Engineer Scientist Specialist on the 2025 list was paid $167,665; this salary is about 2% less. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $160,877, that is a rise of about 2%. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$112,032
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.0%
- vs. 2025 Senior Engineer Scientist Specialist median
- −2%
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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.