Karen Backman
Supervisor Market Development / Superviseur – Développement des marchés at Independent Electricity System Operator. On Ontario’s disclosure list 18 years between 2008 and 2025.
Supervisor Market Development / Superviseur – Développement des marchés
Independent Electricity System Operator
- Salary paid
- $182,630.06
- Taxable benefits
- $368.72
- Total disclosed
- $182,998.78
Change from 2024: +$5,790 (+3.3%)18years on
the list
Among 1,002 people at Independent Electricity System Operator in 2025
204th highest paid. Their median: $155,810.
Paid more than 92% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $112,763 | |
| 2009 | $115,325 | |
| 2010 | $128,361 | |
| 2011 | $133,481 | |
| 2012 | $129,694 | $125,922 |
| 2013 | $133,695 | |
| 2014 | $138,796 | |
| 2015 | $149,459 | |
| 2016 | $146,376 | |
| 2017 | $150,658 | $136,282 |
| 2018 | $149,650 | |
| 2019 | $159,271 | $140,354 |
| 2020 | $162,384 | $147,810 |
| 2021 | $159,448 | $155,196 |
| 2022 | $161,127 | |
| 2023 | $175,697 | $169,764 |
| 2024 | $176,840 | $170,042 |
| 2025 | $182,630 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor Market Development / Superviseur – Développement des marchés | $182,630 | $369 | +$5,790 |
| 2024 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor Market Development / Superviseur – Développement des marchés | $176,840 | $360 | +$1,143 |
| 2023 | Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricitéSupervisor Market Development / Superviseur – Développement des marchés | $175,697 | $405 | +$14,569 |
| 2022 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor Market Development / Superviseur – Développement des marchés | $161,127 | $469 | +$1,680 |
| 2021 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor Market Development / Superviseur - Développement des marchés | $159,448 | $465 | −$2,937 |
| 2020 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor Market Development / Superviseur – Développement des marchés | $162,384 | $453 | +$3,113 |
| 2019 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor Market Development / Superviseur � D�veloppement des march�s | $159,271 | $472 | +$9,622 |
| 2018 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor Market and Technical Integration / Superviseur – Gestion intégrée des marchés et de la technologie | $149,650 | $557 | −$1,008 |
| 2017 | Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricitéSupervisor Market Development / Superviseur, Développement des marchés · moved here | $150,658 | $552 | +$4,282 |
| 2016 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor, Operational Risk – Superviseur – Risque opérationnel | $146,376 | $604 | −$3,083 |
| 2015 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor, Operational Risk – Superviseur – Risque opérationnel | $149,459 | $602 | +$10,663 |
| 2014 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor, Operational Assessments / Superviseur - Évaluations opérationnelles | $138,796 | $744 | +$5,101 |
| 2013 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSupervisor, Operational Assessments | $133,695 | $741 | +$4,000 |
| 2012 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSenior Engineer/Technical Officer | $129,694 | $669 | −$3,787 |
| 2011 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSenior Engineer/Technical Officer, Settlements | $133,481 | $562 | +$5,120 |
| 2010 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSenior Engineer/Technical Officer, Settlements | $128,361 | $547 | +$13,036 |
| 2009 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSenior Engineer/Technical Officer, Settlements | $115,325 | $524 | +$2,562 |
| 2008 | Independent Electricity System OperatorSenior Engineer/Technical Officer, Settlements | $112,763 | $602 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Karen Backman on the disclosure list?
Independent Electricity System Operator paid Karen Backman $182,630 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
What do the comparisons mean?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal