City of Thunder Bay

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2012

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 Thunder Bay, including:

2012 Ontario Sunshine List: City of Thunder Bay 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 Thunder Bay's 244 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $29,957,143.69 in 2011.

At the top of the City of Thunder Bay Sunshine List

Topping the list for the City of Thunder Bay was City Manager TIM COMMISSO, who brought home $218,962.92 in 2011.

Following TIM COMMISSO was Chief of Police ROBERT HERMAN, with annual earnings of $197,595.20. Fire Platoon Chief JOSEPH LAFONTAINE made $195,852.54, Chief of Fire JOHN HAY made $195,571.79, and Chief of Police JEAN-PAUL LEVESQUE round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $185,904.35 for the City of Thunder Bay 2012 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2011, 83 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 140 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 19 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the City of Thunder Bay.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2012 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2012 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2012 Employers List.