City of Welland

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2019

Salary Name Position
$101,048.46
earned in 2018 		Adam Whalen 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$106,334.14
earned in 2018 		Andreas Gmoser 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$104,057.61
earned in 2018 		Chad Byron 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$100,449.41
earned in 2018 		Craig Morissette 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$103,437.80
earned in 2018 		Derek David 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$102,284.13
earned in 2018 		Eric Koczula 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$100,135.99
earned in 2018 		Ichael Gauvin 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$101,352.99
earned in 2018 		Jeff Claxton 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$103,833.80
earned in 2018 		Lenn Book 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$107,557.98
earned in 2018 		Michel Lavigne 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$106,870.89
earned in 2018 		Paul Dunkley 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
$106,002.76
earned in 2018 		Tim Macleod 1st Class Fire Fighter
City of Welland
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Published March 2019

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2019

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 Welland, including:

  • Top Salaries at City of Welland in the 2019 Sunshine List
  • Gary Long
    Chief Administrative Officer
    $187,196.85
  • Brian Kennedy
    Chief, Fire and Emergency Services
    $161,078.73
  • Steve Zorbas
    General Manager, Corporate Services/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
    $156,579.59
  • Erik Nickel
    General Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services/ City Engineer
    $139,352.99
  • Adam Eckhart
    Deputy Fire Chief
    $138,586.30

2019 Ontario Sunshine List: City of Welland 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 Welland's 55 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $6,363,986.99 in 2018.

At the top of the City of Welland Sunshine List

Topping the list for the City of Welland was Chief Administrative Officer Gary Long, who brought home $187,196.85 in 2018.

Following Gary Long was Chief, Fire and Emergency Services Brian Kennedy, with annual earnings of $161,078.73. General Manager, Corporate Services/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer Steve Zorbas made $156,579.59, General Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services/ City Engineer Erik Nickel made $139,352.99, and Deputy Fire Chief Adam Eckhart round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $138,586.30 for the City of Welland 2019 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2018, 27 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 25 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 3 received between $150,001 and $200,000 at the City of Welland.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 27 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 25 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 3 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2019 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2019 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2019 Employers List.