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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 10 years

John Kitching

Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau · Independent Electricity System Operator
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$243,141.99
▲ 141.6% since 2014

John Kitching was paid $243,141.99 in total compensation as Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau at Independent Electricity System Operator in 2025, 143% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Kitching has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2014, earning $1.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $165,543.00 a year, up 142% over that span.

That is 52% above the average disclosed pay of $160,215.29 across 1,002 listed Independent Electricity System Operator employees.

$243,141.99
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.7M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$165,543.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+141.6%
Career growth
since 2014
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FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$75K$121K$168K$214K$260K2014201520162018201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Kitching's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $243,141.99
Lifetime total compensation$1.7M
Annual average$165,543.00
Total growth since 2014+141.6%
Biggest raise+27.0% (2015)
Biggest drop-4.1% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau$243,141.99▲ 19.0%
2024
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau$204,288.86▲ 7.4%
2022
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau↑ role changed$190,181.20▲ 6.4%
2021
System Operator / Opérateur du réseau↑ role changed$178,754.57▲ 1.9%
2020
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau↑ role changed$175,442.14▲ 16.5%
2019
System Operator / Op�rateur du r�seau↑ role changed$150,610.82▼ 4.1%
2018
System Operator / Opérateur du réseau↑ role changed$157,111.39▲ 23.2%
2016
Operations Officer / Agent – Opérations↑ role changed$127,488.02▼ 0.2%
2015
Assistant Operations Officer / Agent adjoint – Opérations↑ role changed$127,773.85▲ 27.0%
2014First
Assistant Operations Officer / Agent adjoint - Opérations$100,634.70
10 years total$1.7M total$165,543.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2014
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
10

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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