City of Kingston

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2008

Salary Name Position
$101,733.10
earned in 2007 		CAROLYN DOWNS City Clerk
City of Kingston
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Published March 2008

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 City of Kingston, including:

  • Top Salaries at City of Kingston in the 2008 Sunshine List
  • GLEN LAUBENSTEIN
    Chief Administrative Officer
    $164,402.63
  • DENIS LEGER
    Commissioner, Corporate Services
    $135,516.50
  • LANCE THURSTON
    Commissioner, Community Development Services
    $133,819.70
  • GERARD HUNT
    Commissioner, Finance & Corporate Performance
    $131,691.35
  • CYNTHIA BEACH
    Commissioner, Growth & Sustainability
    $131,121.90

2008 Ontario Sunshine List: City of Kingston 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 Kingston's 51 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $5,681,035.47 in 2007.

At the top of the City of Kingston Sunshine List

Topping the list for the City of Kingston was Chief Administrative Officer GLEN LAUBENSTEIN, who brought home $164,402.63 in 2007.

Following GLEN LAUBENSTEIN was Commissioner, Corporate Services DENIS LEGER, with annual earnings of $135,516.50. Commissioner, Community Development Services LANCE THURSTON made $133,819.70, Commissioner, Finance & Corporate Performance GERARD HUNT made $131,691.35, and Commissioner, Growth & Sustainability CYNTHIA BEACH round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $131,121.90 for the City of Kingston 2008 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2007, 31 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 19 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 1 received between $150,001 and $200,000 at the City of Kingston.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 31 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 19 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 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.