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On the 2016 Sunshine List · 8 years

David Cotton

Electrical and Control Technician · Ontario Power Generation
2016 Total Compensation Paid
$139,244.52
▲ 13.2% since 2009

David Cotton was paid $139,244.52 in total compensation as Electrical and Control Technician at Ontario Power Generation in 2016, 39% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Cotton has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2009, earning $1.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $129,553.00 a year, up 13% over that span.

That is 18% below the average disclosed pay of $170,201.67 across 10,346 listed Ontario Power Generation employees.

$139,244.52
Latest compensation
in 2016
$1.0M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$129,553.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+13.2%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$110K$119K$128K$137K$146K20092010201120122013201420152016
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Cotton's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2015 · $142,822.40
Lifetime total compensation$1.0M
Annual average$129,553.00
Total growth since 2009+13.2%
Biggest raise+18.8% (2012)
Biggest drop-9.3% (2014)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2016Latest
Electrical and Control Technician↑ role changed$139,244.52▼ 2.5%
2015★ Best
Electrical & Control Technician↑ role changed$142,822.40▲ 15.2%
2014
Electrical and Control Technician↑ role changed$124,022.64▼ 9.3%
2013
Electrical & Control Technician$136,789.99▼ 1.5%
2012
Electrical & Control Technician$138,898.99▲ 18.8%
2011
Electrical & Control Technician$116,876.80▲ 1.9%
2010
Electrical & Control Technician$114,736.42▼ 6.7%
2009First
Electrical & Control Technician$123,028.36
8 years total$1.0M total$129,553.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Electrical and Control Technician
Sector
Ontario Power Generation
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2016
Years on list
8

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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