City of Kitchener

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017

Salary Name Position
$127,590.73
earned in 2016 		Thomas Ruggle Chief Fire Prevention Officer
City of Kitchener
$119,818.64
earned in 2016 		Philip Mellor Assistant Chief Fire Prevention Officer
City of Kitchener
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Published March 2017

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017

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:

  • Top Salaries at City of Kitchener in the 2017 Sunshine List
  • Jeff Willmer
    Chief Administrative Officer
    $211,863.92
  • Daniel Chapman
    Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Finance and Corporate Services
    $195,250.11
  • Michael May
    Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Community Services
    $186,278.77
  • Lesley Macdonald
    Director, Legal Services and City Solicitor
    $165,036.27
  • Jon Rehill
    Fire Chief
    $164,153.02

2017 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 273 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $31,325,006.60 in 2016.

At the top of the City of Kitchener Sunshine List

Topping the list for the City of Kitchener was Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Willmer, who brought home $211,863.92 in 2016.

Following Jeff Willmer was Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Finance and Corporate Services Daniel Chapman, with annual earnings of $195,250.11. Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Community Services Michael May made $186,278.77, Director, Legal Services and City Solicitor Lesley Macdonald made $165,036.27, and Fire Chief Jon Rehill round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $164,153.02 for the City of Kitchener 2017 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2016, 148 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 118 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 6 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the City of Kitchener.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 148 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 118 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 6 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1 employee made between $200,000 to $250,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2017 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2017 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2017 Employers List.