Regional Municipality of Waterloo

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 Regional Municipality of Waterloo, including:

2019 Ontario Sunshine List: Regional Municipality of Waterloo Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Regional Municipality of Waterloo's 357 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $43,139,407.95 in 2018.

At the top of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo was Chief Administrative Officer Michael Murray, who brought home $292,892.60 in 2018.

Following Michael Murray was Associate Medical Officer of Health Hsiu-Li Wang, with annual earnings of $276,388.49. Commissioner, Transportation and Environmental Services Thomas Schmidt made $230,921.60, Commissioner, Community Services Douglas Bartholomew-Saunders made $214,814.60, and Commissioner, Human Resources and Citizen Service Jane Albright round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $214,814.60 for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo 2019 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2018, 152 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 165 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 33 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 5 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

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.