City of Kitchener

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

Salary Name Position
$154,650.89
earned in 2005 		CARLA CLARKSON-LADD Chief Administrative Officer
City of Kitchener
$137,160.97
earned in 2005 		ROB BROWNING GM, Dev. & Tech. Srvcs./Fire Chief
City of Kitchener
$135,963.92
earned in 2005 		PAULINE HOUSTON GM, Financial Services/City Treasurer
City of Kitchener
$132,898.22
earned in 2005 		GARY SOSNOSKI GM, Corporate Services/City Clerk
City of Kitchener
$125,835.59
earned in 2005 		DWAYNE QUINN Director, Utilities
City of Kitchener
$120,091.00
earned in 2005 		LESLEY J. MACDONALD Dir., Legal Services/City Solicitor
City of Kitchener
$117,046.66
earned in 2005 		DONALD R. TRASK Acting Fire Chief
City of Kitchener
$113,332.14
earned in 2005 		KENNETH CURRIER Director, Operations
City of Kitchener
$111,265.53
earned in 2005 		LAURIER W. PROULX Director, Facility Management
City of Kitchener
$110,891.56
earned in 2005 		MICHAEL J. GRUMMETT Director, Info. Srvcs. & Tech.
City of Kitchener
$110,032.95
earned in 2005 		ROSEMARY PITFIELD Dir., Corp. Communications & Marketing
City of Kitchener
$108,817.42
earned in 2005 		G. G. DOUGLAS PATERSON Director, Human Resources
City of Kitchener
$107,836.64
earned in 2005 		JOYCE EVANS Director, Revenue
City of Kitchener
$107,806.25
earned in 2005 		KEITH BAULK Director, Enterprises
City of Kitchener
$105,807.88
earned in 2005 		SHELLEY ADAMS Director, Community Programs
City of Kitchener
$103,790.43
earned in 2005 		JAMES WITMER Director, Building
City of Kitchener
$103,007.66
earned in 2005 		HANS GROSS Dir., Proj. Admin. & Econ. Invest.
City of Kitchener
$102,368.12
earned in 2005 		BARRY J. MUSSELMAN Manager, Operations
City of Kitchener
$101,590.33
earned in 2005 		ROSEMARY UPFOLD Director, Accounting
City of Kitchener
$100,303.59
earned in 2005 		LESLEY BANSEN Manager, Human Resources
City of Kitchener
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Published March 2006

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

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 City of Kitchener, including:

2006 Ontario Sunshine List: City of Kitchener Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, City of Kitchener's 21 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $2,410,614.69 in 2005.

At the top of the City of Kitchener Sunshine List

Topping the list for the City of Kitchener was Chief Administrative Officer CARLA CLARKSON-LADD, who brought home $154,650.89 in 2005.

Following CARLA CLARKSON-LADD was GM, Dev. & Tech. Srvcs./Fire Chief ROB BROWNING, with annual earnings of $137,160.97. GM, Financial Services/City Treasurer PAULINE HOUSTON made $135,963.92, GM, Corporate Services/City Clerk GARY SOSNOSKI made $132,898.22, and Director, Utilities DWAYNE QUINN round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $125,835.59 for the City of Kitchener 2006 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2005, 10 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 10 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 1 received between $150,001 and $200,000 at the City of Kitchener.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 10 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 10 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 1 employee made between $150,000 to $200,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2006 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employers List.