Michael Stirling was paid $234,498.87 in total compensation as Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau at Independent Electricity System Operator in 2025, 134% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Michael Stirling has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times since 2009, earning $2.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $189,330.00 a year, up 79% over that span.
That is 46% 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 Michael Stirling'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 | $234,498.87 | ▼ 7.1% |
2024 | $252,375.84 | ▼ 1.9% |
2022★ Best | $257,367.49 | ▲ 27.3% |
2021 | $202,106.91 | ▲ 0.3% |
2020 | $201,449.07 | ▲ 1.4% |
2019 | $198,669.70 | ▲ 3.9% |
2018 | $191,263.51 | ▼ 1.9% |
2016 | $194,979.77 | ▲ 18.0% |
2015 | $165,262.98 | ▲ 0.3% |
2014 | $164,842.66 | ▼ 12.5% |
2013 | $188,366.42 | ▲ 24.2% |
2012 | $151,703.70 | ▼ 1.4% |
2011 | $153,850.55 | ▲ 1.2% |
2010 | $151,969.93 | ▲ 15.8% |
2009First | $131,245.10 | — |
| 15 years total | $2.8M total | $189,330.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 15
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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