Sarah Stainton

$219,287.80asSenior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau

Employed by Independent Electricity System Operator in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2010 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
$219,287.80
$383.96
4.94%
2024
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
$208,961.06
$374.28
6.56%
2022
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
$196,092.18
$464.21
0.22%
2021
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
$196,534.16
$453.48
4.42%
2020
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
$188,219.50
$441.72
3.69%
2019
Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau
$181,517.34
$460.83
5.78%
2018
System Operator / Opérateur du réseau
$171,591.81
$557.22
1.94%
2016
Operations Officer / Agent – Opérations
$168,330.20
$589.29
0.1%
2015
Operations Officer / Agent - Opérations
$168,166.71
$589.30
24.1%
2014
Operations Officer / Agent - Opérations
$135,510.40
$727.66
1.06%
2013
Operations Officer
$134,087.12
$665.39
22.63%
2012
Engineer/Technical Officer, Training
$109,341.50
$568.19
2.57%
2011
Engineer/Technical Officer, Training
$112,224.15
$476.14
2.01%
2010
Engineer/Officer, Solutions
$110,014.55
$444.60

Sarah Stainton, Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseau at Independent Electricity System Operator, earned a disclosed salary of $219,287.80 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 4.94% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Sarah Stainton has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times between 2010 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $219,287.80 in 2025. In addition to salary, $383.96 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Independent Electricity System Operator reports under the Crown Agencies sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Senior System Operator / Opérateur principal du réseaus in Independent Electricity System Operator

NameSalary
Josh Pembleton$286,647.86
Matthew Sansom$281,748.01
Ivan Vujevic$274,933.01
Brent Sheryer$249,499.86
John Kitching$242,772.58
Michael Stirling$233,784.60
David Pereira$231,516.50
Kristopher Lilek$228,568.27
Mark Sellars$221,763.56
Sarah Stainton$219,287.80
NameSalary
Anne Freer
Senior Manager Information and Technology Services, Governance and Continuous Improvement / Gestionnaire principal(e) – Services d’information et de technologie, gouvernance et amélioration continue
$221,419.68
Joleyne Groat
Director Corporate Strategy and Acting Director Corporate Communications / Directeur(rice) – Stratégie d’entreprise et Directeur(rice) par intérim – Communications d’entreprise
$220,864.68
Steven Chopowick
Director Risk Performance Resilience and Internal Audit / Directeur de la résilience du rendement en matière de risque et de la vérification interne
$220,148.75
Leann Alderson
Senior Manager Organizational Transformation and Change / Gestionnaire principal(e) – Transformation organisationnelle et changement
$219,662.19
Edward Arlitt
Senior Manager Market Intelligence / Gestionnaire principal des renseignements sur le marché
$219,318.37
Nicole Hopper
System Operator / Opérateur du réseau
$219,197.60
Ioan Agavriloai
Senior Manager Operational Effectiveness / Gestionnaire principal – Efficacité opérationnelle
$218,859.00
Mark Gojmerac
System Operator / Opérateur du réseau
$218,376.66
Robert Yeoman
Deputy Director, Market Assessment and Compliance / Directeur adjoint – Évaluation des marchés et conformité
$217,295.30
Gabriel Adam
Director, Transmission Integration / Directeur – Gestion intégrée du transport d’électricité
$216,948.82