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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 10 years

Melanie Chau

Senior Policies and Processes Advisor · Ontario Power Generation
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$195,782.13
▲ 62.4% since 2009

Melanie Chau was paid $195,782.13 in total compensation as Senior Policies and Processes Advisor at Ontario Power Generation in 2018, 96% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Melanie Chau has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2009, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $140,005.00 a year, up 62% over that span.

That is 15% above the average disclosed pay of $170,201.67 across 10,346 listed Ontario Power Generation employees.

$195,782.13
Latest compensation
in 2018
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$140,005.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+62.4%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$107K$131K$156K$180K$205K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2018 · $195,782.13
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$140,005.00
Total growth since 2009+62.4%
Biggest raise+42.0% (2018)
Biggest drop-8.7% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest★ Best
Senior Policies and Processes Advisor$195,782.13▲ 42.0%
2017
Senior Policies and Processes Advisor$137,912.25▼ 8.7%
2016
Senior Policies and Processes Advisor↑ role changed$151,133.21▲ 7.1%
2015
Senior Policies & Processes Advisor↑ role changed$141,049.25▲ 2.6%
2014
Senior Policies and Processes Advisor↑ role changed$137,531.25▲ 1.9%
2013
Senior Policies & Processes Advisor$134,937.11▲ 1.8%
2012
Senior Policies & Processes Advisor$132,613.45▲ 3.7%
2011
Senior Policies & Processes Advisor↑ role changed$127,929.86▲ 6.1%
2010
Senior Financial Analyst$120,613.25▲ 0.1%
2009First
Senior Financial Analyst$120,546.73
10 years total$1.4M total$140,005.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Senior Policies and Processes Advisor
Sector
Ontario Power Generation
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2018
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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