The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Farzad Farahmand
Farzad Farahmand served as the Senior Transmission Planning Engineer at Independent Electricity System Operator in 2024, received an annual salary of $157,462.26 and a taxable benefit of $322.92, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Farzad has held the same position since 2021 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$157,785.18
Total paid in 2024
$157,462.26
Salary
$322.92
Taxable Benefit
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Find Farzad on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer |
| Employer : | Independent Electricity System Operator |
| Sector : | Crown Agencies |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2013 and 2024, Farzad experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.05% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Independent Electricity System Operator. By 2024, Farzad's total pay had risen by 53.65% compared to the pay in 2013. Notably, during Farzad's tenure as Senior Transmission Planning Engineer, there has been a significant 12.08% rise in compensation over the past 3 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | $157,462 | $323 | ⇧ 1.62% |
| 2023 | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | $154,907 | $356 | ⇧ 9.31% |
| 2022 | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | $141,635 | $401 | ⇧ 0.90% |
| 2021 | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | $140,378 | $397 | ⇧ 5.62% |
| 2020 | Transmission Planning Engineer | $132,892 | $387 | ⇧ 2.03% |
| 2019 | Power System Engineer | $130,226 | $403 | ⇧ 4.00% |
| 2018 | Power System Engineer | $125,136 | $467 | ⇧ 3.28% |
| 2017 | Power System Engineer | $121,164 | $453 | ⇧ 9.73% |
| 2016 | Manager, Connection Assesments | $110,442 | $396 | ⇩ -4.08% |
| 2015 | Manager, Connection Assessments | $115,085 | $464 | ⇧ 7.90% |
| 2014 | Manager, Market Facilitation | $106,518 | $572 | ⇧ 4.29% |
| 2013 | Engineer / Technical Officer | $102,123 | $566 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 10 employees who held exactly same position title ( Senior Transmission Planning Engineer ) in the Independent Electricity System Operator.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Barrett | $148,184 | $328 |
| Robert Clemence | $157,169 | $322 |
| Nikola Dimiskovski | $126,479 | $251 |
| Farzad Farahmand | $157,462 | $323 |
| Gheorghe Fatu | $164,259 | $328 |
| Jonathan Mendoza | $154,349 | $315 |
| Paolo Cristopher Piguing | $142,301 | $283 |
| Shuthakini Pulendran | $140,317 | $292 |
| Ramneet Singh | $151,472 | $311 |
| Isen Widjaja | $166,222 | $337 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 11 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 11 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isen Widjaja | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $166,559 |
| Gheorghe Fatu | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $164,587 |
| Farzad Farahmand | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $157,785 |
| Robert Clemence | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $157,492 |
| Edward Davidian | Senior Transmission Planning Specialist | Independent Electricity System Operator | $157,417 |
| Jonathan Mendoza | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $154,664 |
| Ramneet Singh | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $151,783 |
| Alexandra Barrett | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $148,512 |
| Paolo Cristopher Piguing | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $142,584 |
| Shuthakini Pulendran | Senior Transmission Planning Engineer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $140,609 |