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Matthew Sansom

Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau at Independent Electricity System Operator. On Ontario’s disclosure list 18 years between 2008 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Matthew Sansom
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
Independent Electricity System Operator
Salary paid
$281,748.01
Taxable benefits
$385.17
Total disclosed
$282,133.18
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$13,920 (+5.2%)
18years on
the list

Among 18 people with the title “Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau” in 2025

Paid more than 88% of them. Their median: $220,526.

Among 1,002 people at Independent Electricity System Operator in 2025

14th highest paid. Their median: $155,810.

Paid more than 98% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2008$115,015$128,593
2009$118,394$123,775
2010$130,304$131,616
2011$117,887$132,062
2012$136,474$136,083
2013$160,556$137,933
2014$159,264$137,714
2015$155,823$150,663
2016$158,694$151,063
2017$172,770$140,090
2018$167,265$155,001
2019$177,673$159,786
2020$194,888$176,455
2021$197,255$178,131
2022$245,114$191,023
2023$253,727$210,252
2024$267,828$119,919
2025$281,748$220,526

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Independent Electricity System OperatorSenior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau$281,748$385+$13,920
2024Independent Electricity System OperatorManager, Operations / Gestionnaire – Opérations$267,828$374+$14,101
2023Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricitéSenior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau$253,727$438+$8,613
2022Independent Electricity System OperatorSenior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau$245,114$506+$47,858
2021Independent Electricity System OperatorSystem Operator / Opérateur du réseau$197,255$488+$2,367
2020Independent Electricity System OperatorSystem Operator / Opérateur du réseau$194,888$475+$17,215
2019Independent Electricity System OperatorSystem Operator / Op�rateur du r�seau$177,673$494+$10,408
2018Independent Electricity System OperatorSystem Operator / Opérateur du réseau$167,265$579−$5,505
2017Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricitéSystem Operator / Opérateur du réseau · moved here$172,770$560+$14,076
2016Independent Electricity System OperatorOperations Officer / Agent – Opérations$158,694$602+$2,871
2015Independent Electricity System OperatorOperations Officer / Agent – Opérations$155,823$597−$3,441
2014Independent Electricity System OperatorOperations Officer / Agent - Opérations$159,264$791−$1,292
2013Independent Electricity System OperatorOperations Officer$160,556$793+$24,082
2012Independent Electricity System OperatorOperations Officer$136,474$701+$18,587
2011Independent Electricity System OperatorOperations Officer$117,887$576−$12,417
2010Independent Electricity System OperatorOperations Officer$130,304$547+$11,910
2009Independent Electricity System OperatorOperations Officer$118,394$519+$3,380
2008Independent Electricity System OperatorOperations Officer$115,015$619

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