2019 Sunshine List: Independent Electricity System Operator top earners
Every year Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants, which includes nurses, teachers, police officers, and firefighters, with six-figure salaries. In Independent Electricity System Operator, 590 staffers made the list this year, earning a total salary of $82,106,614.12 in 2018.
At the top of the Sunshine List
Topping the list for Independent Electricity System Operator was President and Chief Executive officer / Président et chef de la direction Peter Gregg who brought home $713,501.72 in 2018.
Following Peter Gregg was Vice President Planning, Acquistion and Operations / Vice-président – Planification, acquisitions et opérations Leonard Kula, who had annual earnings of $427,656.92. Vice President Policy, Engagement and Innovation / Vice-président – Politique, mobilisation et innovation Terence Young made $388,605.41, Vice President, Market and Resource Development / Vice-président – Développement des marchés et des ressources Josephine Butler made $339,968.20 and Vice President, Information and Technology Services and Chief Information Officer / Vice-président – Services de l'information et des technologies et directeur de l'information Douglas Thomas round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $328,255.95 for the Independent Electricity System Operator 2019 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among the 590 Independent Electricity System Operator's employees, who received more than six-figure salaries 92 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 356 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 111 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 20 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 4 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , 7 received over $300,000 at Independent Electricity System Operator.
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2019 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2019 Employees List. If you wish to analyse the list by employer go to Sunshine List 2019 Employers List.
The Sunshine List
The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, makes Ontario's public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.
In Ontario the Sunshine List was first published in 1996, by the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris. Just 4,576 names appeared on the first list.