Karen Backman was paid $182,998.78 in total compensation as Supervisor Market Development / Superviseur – Développement des marchés at Independent Electricity System Operator in 2025, 83% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Karen Backman has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times since 2009, earning $2.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $148,978.00 a year, up 58% over that span.
That is 14% above the average disclosed pay of $160,215.29 across 1,002 listed Independent Electricity System Operator employees.
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15 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Karen Backman's total compensation has moved across 15 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
15 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $182,998.78 | ▲ 3.3% |
2024 | $177,199.39 | ▲ 9.7% |
2022 | $161,596.48 | ▲ 1.1% |
2021 | $159,912.87 | ▼ 1.8% |
2020 | $162,837.82 | ▲ 1.9% |
2019 | $159,743.32 | ▲ 6.3% |
2018 | $150,206.98 | ▲ 2.2% |
2016 | $146,979.43 | ▼ 2.1% |
2015 | $150,060.85 | ▲ 7.5% |
2014 | $139,539.45 | ▲ 3.8% |
2013 | $134,435.89 | ▲ 3.1% |
2012 | $130,363.36 | ▼ 2.7% |
2011 | $134,043.22 | ▲ 4.0% |
2010 | $128,908.29 | ▲ 11.3% |
2009First | $115,849.17 | — |
| 15 years total | $2.2M total | $148,978.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Supervisor Market Development / Superviseur – Développement des marchés
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 15
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