County of Oxford

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2008

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in County of Oxford, including:

2008 Ontario Sunshine List: County of Oxford Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, County of Oxford's 7 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $799,590.87 in 2007.

At the top of the County of Oxford Sunshine List

Topping the list for the County of Oxford was Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk KEN WHITEFORD, who brought home $143,560.32 in 2007.

Following KEN WHITEFORD was Director, Public Health & Emergency Services MICHAEL BRAGG, with annual earnings of $115,049.36. Director, Public Works ROBERT WALTON made $114,896.08, Director, Corporate Services/Treasurer LYNN BUCHNER made $114,895.96, and Director, Social Services & Housing TONY ORVIDAS round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $105,679.23 for the County of Oxford 2008 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2007, 3 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 4 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 at the County of Oxford.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2008 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2008 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2008 Employers List.