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.

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Richard Burns served as the Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist at Ontario Power Generation in 2023, received an annual salary of $159,578.11 and a taxable benefit of $5,389.91, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Richard has held the same position since 2016 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$164,968.02

Total paid in 2023

$159,578.11

Salary

$5,389.91

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist
Employer :   Ontario Power Generation
Sector :   Ontario Power Generation
Year :   2023

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$165K
Low: $106K Avg: $173K High: $247K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$165K
Low: $105K Avg: $171K High: $288K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2006 and 2023, Richard experienced an average annual increase of approximately 3.19% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Ontario Power Generation. By 2023, Richard's total pay had risen by 63.31% compared to the pay in 2006. Notably, during Richard's tenure as Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist, there has been a significant 13.24% rise in compensation over the past 7 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.

Yearly Total Paid

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Year Job Title Salary Taxable Benefit Raise
2023 Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist $159,578 $5,390 -4.86%
2022 Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist $168,462 $4,942 9.82%
2021 Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist $153,402 $4,497 6.43%
2020 Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist $144,024 $4,340 4.40%
2019 Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist $138,080 $4,027 -4.46%
2018 Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist $144,147 $4,589 -0.80%
2017 Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist $147,697 $2,234 2.92%
2016 Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist $133,972 $11,712 11.27%
2015 Production Supervisor - Technical $130,198 $734 -2.06%
2014 Production Supervisor - Technical $132,961 $720 0.77%
2013 Production Supervisor - Technical $131,952 $707 0.88%
2012 Production Supervisor, Technical $130,803 $701 -0.13%
2011 Production Supervisor, Technical $131,001 $673 -7.19%
2010 Senior Plant Engineer / Officer, Hydroelectric $141,302 $570 -4.25%
2009 Senior Plant Engineer / Officer, Hydroelectric $147,612 $554 13.11%
2008 Senior Plant Engineer / Officer, Hydroelectric $130,428 $563 23.08%
2007 Senior Plant Engineer / Officer, Hydroelectric $105,958 $473 5.36%
2006 Senior Plant Engineer / Officer, Hydroelectric $100,522 $494

The 2023 Sunshine List has 56 employees who held exactly same position title ( Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist ) in the Ontario Power Generation.

10 out of 56 employees

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Andres Villegas $243,098 $4,096
Gordon Bruce $226,876 $5,071
Cristian Filisanu $225,715 $4,596
Neil Tugby $219,107 $9,053
Michael Galuszka $203,514 $4,805
Shawn Wood $197,276 $4,940
Wenyong Wang $194,968 $5,195
Chang Ho Kim $192,957 $928
Bernard Boueri $183,715 $5,248
Fahad Abid $183,193 $806

The 2023 Sunshine List has 131 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 131 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Raymond Ten Grotenhuis Senior Engineer / Scientist / Technical Officer Ontario Power Generation $288,116
George Epaminondas Senior Engineer / Scientist / Technical Officer Ontario Power Generation $261,826
Sean Sullivan Senior Engineer / Scientist / Technical Officer Ontario Power Generation $255,906
Andres Villegas Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist Ontario Power Generation $247,193
David Owen Senior Engineer / Scientist / Technical Officer Ontario Power Generation $244,890
Guoping Chen Senior Engineer / Scientist / Technical Officer Ontario Power Generation $238,047
Kevin Burnett Senior Engineer / Scientist / Technical Officer Ontario Power Generation $238,527
Gordon Bruce Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist Ontario Power Generation $231,948
Cristian Filisanu Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist Ontario Power Generation $230,311
Bao Ping Zhu Senior Engineer / Scientist / Technical Officer Ontario Power Generation $226,877