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On the 2014 Sunshine List · 6 years

Merle Knutson

Lines Foreperson · Hydro One
2014 Total Compensation Paid
$124,559.37
▲ 2.5% since 2009

Merle Knutson was paid $124,559.37 in total compensation as Lines Foreperson at Hydro One in 2014, 25% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Merle Knutson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2009, earning $823K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $137,099.00 a year, up 3% over that span.

That is 3% below the average disclosed pay of $128,573.71 across 4,279 listed Hydro One employees.

$124,559.37
Latest compensation
in 2014
$823K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$137,099.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+2.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$114K$127K$140K$153K$166K200920102011201220132014
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Merle Knutson's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2013 · $161,215.24
Lifetime total compensation$823K
Annual average$137,099.00
Total growth since 2009+2.5%
Biggest raise+9.6% (2013)
Biggest drop-22.7% (2014)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2014Latest
Lines Foreperson↑ role changed$124,559.37▼ 22.7%
2013★ Best
Regional Maintainer - Lines Union Trades Supervisor 2↑ role changed$161,215.24▲ 9.6%
2012
Regional Maintainer – Lines Union Trades Supervisor 2↑ role changed$147,129.40▲ 7.2%
2011
Regional Maintainer - Lines Union Trades Supervisor 2↑ role changed$137,221.97▲ 4.8%
2010
Regional Maintainer - Lines Union Trades Supervisor 3$130,970.22▲ 7.8%
2009First
Regional Maintainer - Lines Union Trades Supervisor 3$121,496.55
6 years total$823K total$137,099.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Lines Foreperson
Employer
Hydro One
Sector
Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2014
Years on list
6

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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