Christopher Balen

$161,392.77asMechanical Technician/Technologist

Employed by Ontario Power Generation in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2017 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Mechanical Technician/Technologist
$161,392.77
$2,720.13
2.12%
2024
Mechanical Technician/Technologist
$158,039.23
$1,620.72
14.73%
2023
Mechanical Technician/Technologist
$185,338.83
$2,590.52
41.48%
2022
Mechanical Technician/Technologist
$130,996.43
$1,726.18
2.37%
2021
Mechanical Technician/Technologist
$134,181.62
$3,336.40
12.85%
2020
Mechanical Technician/Technologist
$153,974.08
$6,649.92
14.78%
2019
Mechanical Technician
$134,149.61
$1,137.52
6.06%
2017
Mechanical Technician
$126,481.38
$541.04

Christopher Balen earned $161,392.77 as Mechanical Technician/Technologist at Ontario Power Generation in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 2.12% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Christopher Balen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times between 2017 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $185,338.83 in 2023. In addition to salary, $2,720.13 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Ontario Power Generation reports under the Ontario Power Generation sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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NameSalary
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$161,467.39
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$161,414.38
Jacob Kroon
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$161,404.95
Sungcheol Choi
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$161,380.24
Ryan Shannon
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$161,371.84
Alison Szeto
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$161,357.54
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$161,352.84
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$161,352.07