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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Sophie Zhao

Specialist Central Services / Spécialiste – Services centraux · Independent Electricity System Operator
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$144,059.01
▲ 31.5% since 2020

Sophie Zhao was paid $144,059.01 in total compensation as Specialist Central Services / Spécialiste – Services centraux at Independent Electricity System Operator in 2025, 44% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Sophie Zhao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2020, earning $639K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $127,739.00 a year, up 31% over that span.

That is 10% below the average disclosed pay of $160,215.29 across 1,002 listed Independent Electricity System Operator employees.

$144,059.01
Latest compensation
in 2025
$639K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$127,739.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+31.5%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$103K$115K$126K$137K$148K20202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Sophie Zhao's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $144,059.01
Lifetime total compensation$639K
Annual average$127,739.00
Total growth since 2020+31.5%
Biggest raise+14.6% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Specialist Central Services / Spécialiste – Services centraux$144,059.01▲ 0.3%
2024
Specialist Central Services / Spécialiste – Services centraux↑ role changed$143,566.29▲ 14.6%
2022
Advisor Financial Planning and Analysis / Conseiller en planification et analyse financières↑ role changed$125,261.45▲ 7.8%
2021
Financial Analyst Payroll / Analyste financier de la paie$116,243.75▲ 6.1%
2020First
Financial Analyst Payroll / Analyste financier de la paie$109,564.06
5 years total$639K total$127,739.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Specialist Central Services / Spécialiste – Services centraux
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
5

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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