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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 10 years

Michael Firsov

Thermal Operating Technician · Ontario Power Generation
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$106,911.81
▼ 28.9% since 2009

Michael Firsov was paid $106,911.81 in total compensation as Thermal Operating Technician at Ontario Power Generation in 2018, 7% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Firsov has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2009, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $136,139.00 a year, down 29% over that span.

That is 37% below the average disclosed pay of $170,201.67 across 10,346 listed Ontario Power Generation employees.

$106,911.81
Latest compensation
in 2018
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$136,139.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-28.9%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$99K$113K$127K$141K$156K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2009 · $150,336.86
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$136,139.00
Total growth since 2009-28.9%
Biggest raise+6.8% (2017)
Biggest drop-28.7% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest
Thermal Operating Technician$106,911.81▼ 28.7%
2017
Thermal Operating Technician$149,959.46▲ 6.8%
2016
Thermal Operating Technician$140,442.46▲ 3.9%
2015
Thermal Operating Technician$135,185.27▲ 0.3%
2014
Thermal Operating Technician$134,762.27▲ 3.8%
2013
Thermal Operating Technician$129,768.72▼ 8.2%
2012
Thermal Operating Technician$141,351.02▲ 5.3%
2011
Thermal Operating Technician$134,233.72▼ 3.0%
2010
Thermal Operating Technician↑ role changed$138,441.78▼ 7.9%
2009First★ Best
Fossil Operating Technician$150,336.86
10 years total$1.4M total$136,139.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Thermal Operating Technician
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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