Sector public compensation profile

Municipalities & Services public compensation profile, 2025

Municipalities & Services appears in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure with 92,492 disclosed records and $12,319,366,372 in salary paid. The median disclosed salary in this sector is $126,555. These figures reflect disclosed records only and should not be interpreted as total sector payroll, total workforce compensation, or a standalone judgment.

Key disclosed metrics

Disclosed records92,492public disclosure rows
Disclosed payroll$12.3B$12,319,366,372 salary paid
Median disclosed salary$126,555among disclosed records
Taxable benefits$92.7M0.75% of salary paid
Employer count432appearing in disclosed rows
Disclosure year2025Ontario public disclosure

Profile snapshot

Top 5 employer concentration
Top 5 employers account for 41.4% of sector salary paid.
Role-family salary share
Protective services — 33.4% of sector salary paid.
Median-average gap
Average is 5.2% above median.
Salary-band concentration
100–125k — 47.5% of sector disclosed records.
Benefits-to-salary ratio
0.75% of salary paid.
Employer count
432 employers represented in disclosed records.
Benchmark caveat
Disclosed-record benchmarks only.

Responsible use and limits

Disclosure records require context: they are not judgments about people, employers, or sectors; salary paid is not total compensation; disclosed rows are not necessarily unique full-time employees.

  • Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
  • Salary paid is not total compensation.
  • Disclosed payroll is not total employer or sector payroll.
  • Role family and inferred place are platform-generated heuristics, not official Ontario fields.
What this page does not conclude
  • It does not assess performance, value, efficiency, quality, conduct, or compensation fairness.
  • It does not prove a trend from one year of disclosure.
  • It does not explain individual employment circumstances, overtime, retroactive payments, or partial-year effects.
  • It does not replace source review, methodology, or correction context.

What stands out in this sector profile?

  • The sector includes 92,492 disclosed records and $12,319,366,372 in salary paid.
  • The median disclosed salary is $126,555.
  • The largest employer by disclosed salary paid is City Of Toronto.
  • The largest role family by disclosed salary paid is Protective services.
  • The largest salary band by disclosed record count is 100–125k.

These observations summarize disclosed records only and should be interpreted with source attribution, methodology, and responsible-use caveats.

Top employers in this sector

Largest disclosed payroll in this sector, based on disclosed records only.

Top employers by disclosed payroll in this sector
EmployerDisclosed recordsDisclosed payrollMedian disclosed salaryRole-family signal
City Of Toronto13,078$1,768,348,491$128,018Protective services
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission9,614$1,169,836,292$114,939Other disclosed roles
City Of Toronto – Police Service7,080$1,058,959,862$145,856Protective services
City Of Ottawa5,181$647,692,020$117,638Other disclosed roles
City Of Hamilton3,381$449,823,585$127,716Protective services
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services2,634$398,345,259$147,907Protective services
Regional Municipality Of Durham2,932$387,212,711$126,413Protective services
Regional Municipality Of Peel2,779$365,681,240$125,760Clinical health
City Of Mississauga2,449$317,164,480$125,358Protective services
Regional Municipality Of York2,400$303,386,018$118,058Corporate administration and operations
Regional Municipality Of Halton2,135$288,256,067$128,827Protective services
Regional Municipality Of York Police Services2,069$280,840,994$132,432Protective services

Role-family mix

Role families summarize disclosed position titles using neutral, platform-generated heuristics. They do not assess performance, efficiency, quality, value, or compensation fairness.

Top role families by disclosed payroll
Role familyDisclosed recordsDisclosed payrollMedian disclosed salary
Protective services28,865$4,117,625,993$138,999
Other disclosed roles20,038$2,467,207,204$114,081
Corporate administration and operations15,273$1,967,237,512$124,059
Engineering, planning and infrastructure7,787$998,472,942$122,634
Clinical health7,146$857,400,444$115,453
Executive and senior leadership3,689$639,312,157$163,402
Digital, data and technology3,281$418,722,090$122,268
Finance, procurement and audit2,307$304,247,772$124,446
Human resources, labour relations and total rewards1,523$195,289,198$120,404
Communications, marketing and public affairs1,387$178,263,891$122,659
Legal and judiciary625$106,041,030$170,472
Academic and research454$54,679,277$115,701

Salary-band distribution

Salary bands summarize disclosed salary-paid records only.

Salary-band distribution for disclosed salary-paid records only
Salary bandDisclosed recordsSalary paid
100–125k43,954$4,897,207,518
125–150k28,105$3,822,661,675
150–200k17,487$2,915,087,315
200–300k2,764$621,047,980
300–500k178$61,054,510
500k+4$2,307,375

Employer comparison within the sector

Within this sector’s disclosed records, these employers have the largest disclosed payroll. This is not a measure of performance, value, efficiency, quality, or compensation fairness.

Employer comparison within this sector’s disclosed records
EmployerRecord sharePayroll shareAverage disclosed salaryMedian disclosed salary
City Of Toronto14.1%14.4%$135,216$128,018
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission10.4%9.5%$121,680$114,939
City Of Toronto – Police Service7.7%8.6%$149,571$145,856
City Of Ottawa5.6%5.3%$125,013$117,638
City Of Hamilton3.7%3.7%$133,045$127,716
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services2.8%3.2%$151,232$147,907
Regional Municipality Of Durham3.2%3.1%$132,064$126,413
Regional Municipality Of Peel3.0%3.0%$131,587$125,760

Selected disclosed records in this sector

This table shows selected public disclosure records in this sector, sorted by salary paid. Records are shown for context and should be read with source attribution, methodology, and role-family caveats. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees.

Selected disclosed records in this sector
NameEmployerPositionRole familySalary paidTaxable benefitsYear
Duraiappah, NishanRegional Municipality Of Peel Police ServicesChief of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$604,449$7,2292025
Leary, RichardCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit CommissionChief Executive OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$597,192$1,1252025
Kent, GaryRegional Municipality Of PeelChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$581,808$18,2802025
Johnson, PaulCity Of TorontoCity ManagerExecutive and senior leadership$523,925$16,9512025
Lamptey, Na-KoshieCity Of TorontoMedical Officer Of HealthOther disclosed roles$475,421$1,7812025
Milinovich, NickRegional Municipality Of Peel Police ServicesDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$464,575$35,0052025
Macsween, JamesRegional Municipality Of York Police ServicesChief of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$455,692$32,8172025
Stephanson, WendyCity Of OttawaCity ManagerExecutive and senior leadership$455,234$7,9982025
Tanner, StephenRegional Municipality Of HaltonChief, PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$454,083$19,0992025
Macgregor, BruceCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit CommissionDeputy Chief Executive OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$451,353$16,5702025
Hyde, Nathan DTown Of CaledonChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$448,001$22,2372025
Demkiw, MyronCity Of Toronto – Police ServiceChief of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$445,367$12,8832025
View up to 100 disclosed records in this sector, sorted by salary paid

The expanded table lists up to 100 public disclosure records in this sector. These rows are not individual pages and should not be treated as a standalone judgment about any individual, employer, or sector.

Up to 100 disclosed records in this sector, sorted by salary paid
NameEmployerPositionRole familySalary paidTaxable benefitsYear
Duraiappah, NishanRegional Municipality Of Peel Police ServicesChief of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$604,449$7,2292025
Leary, RichardCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit CommissionChief Executive OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$597,192$1,1252025
Kent, GaryRegional Municipality Of PeelChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$581,808$18,2802025
Johnson, PaulCity Of TorontoCity ManagerExecutive and senior leadership$523,925$16,9512025
Lamptey, Na-KoshieCity Of TorontoMedical Officer Of HealthOther disclosed roles$475,421$1,7812025
Milinovich, NickRegional Municipality Of Peel Police ServicesDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$464,575$35,0052025
Macsween, JamesRegional Municipality Of York Police ServicesChief of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$455,692$32,8172025
Stephanson, WendyCity Of OttawaCity ManagerExecutive and senior leadership$455,234$7,9982025
Tanner, StephenRegional Municipality Of HaltonChief, PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$454,083$19,0992025
Macgregor, BruceCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit CommissionDeputy Chief Executive OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$451,353$16,5702025
Hyde, Nathan DTown Of CaledonChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$448,001$22,2372025
Demkiw, MyronCity Of Toronto – Police ServiceChief of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$445,367$12,8832025
Fordy, BillRegional Municipality Of Niagara – Niagara Reg. PoliceChief of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$437,368$55,3252025
Boyle, DonaldCity Of Toronto – Board Of Governors Of Exhibition PlaceChief Executive OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$434,963$10,9272025
Sharma, JagdeepCity Of TorontoDeputy City Manager Development And GrowthExecutive and senior leadership$426,929$16,5602025
Odoardi, AnthonyRegional Municipality Of Peel Police ServicesDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$423,264$26,1892025
Bergen, FrancisCity Of HamiltonChief Of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$411,953$19,2402025
Conforti, Stephen NCity Of TorontoChief Financial Officer And TreasurerExecutive and senior leadership$411,336$16,4772025
Baird, SeanCity Of Toronto – Toronto Community Housing Corp.President And Chief Executive OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$410,889$11,1462025
Johnston, William MCity Of TorontoDeputy City Manager Infrastructure And Development ServicesExecutive and senior leadership$405,071$13,1282025
Andrews, Marc ArRegional Municipality Of Peel Police ServicesDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$394,728$15,2952025
Jollimore, David WCity Of TorontoDeputy City Manager Corporate ServicesExecutive and senior leadership$393,933$13,0692025
Walberg, WendyCity Of TorontoCity SolicitorLegal and judiciary$393,556$12,7402025
Stubbs, EricCity Of Ottawa – Police ServicesChief of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$392,930$22,1912025
Raftis, Paul AndrewCity Of TorontoDeputy City Manager Community And EmergencyExecutive and senior leadership$392,468$2,4532025
Ong, RhoelCity Of Toronto – Police ServiceStaff SergeantProtective services$390,092$1,1332025
Dapat, Mark AsRegional Municipality Of Peel Police ServicesDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$388,385$30,3032025
Chang On, Adelle-LisaRegional Municipality Of WaterlooAssociate Medical Officer of HealthOther disclosed roles$385,501$1,3752025
Davies, StephanieCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit CommissionChief Capital OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$385,012$15,1952025
Kallideen, MarlonCity Of BramptonChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$381,737$24,8662025
Hill, JefferyRegional Municipality Of HaltonDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$379,837$27,9782025
Bassil, KatherineCity Of TorontoDeputy City Manager Community And EmergencyExecutive and senior leadership$378,369$12,6242025
Bowles, VickeryCity Of Toronto – Public Library BoardCity LibrarianAcademic and research$377,690$1982025
Percy, GregoryCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit CommissionChief Executive OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$376,961$8,0262025
Mahoney, ErinRegional Municipality Of YorkChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$375,023$12,4332025
Moore, BrettCity Of Toronto – Police ServiceSergeantProtective services$371,958$1,0912025
Howard, CindyCounty Of MiddlesexGeneral Manager Finance and Community ServicesFinance, procurement and audit$369,906$8,6062025
Turkot, MariuszCity Of Toronto – Police ServicePolice ConstableProtective services$366,484$1,0172025
Kasmani, AzimRegional Municipality Of NiagaraCommissioner Public Health Ministry of HealthExecutive and senior leadership$365,423$1,0852025
Monaco, FortunatoCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit CommissionChief Operating OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$364,589$15,1052025
Bell, StevenCity Of Ottawa – Police ServicesDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$364,576$17,7332025
Baxter-Trahair, ElaineRegional Municipality Of DurhamChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$364,165$10,7632025
Polsinelli, NancyRegional Municipality Of PeelCommissioner Health ServicesExecutive and senior leadership$363,688$18,7662025
Wong, ChungCity Of Toronto – Police ServiceSergeantProtective services$363,101$1,0912025
Caza, PatriciaRegional Municipality Of PeelRegional Solicitor and Commissioner Legislative ServicesExecutive and senior leadership$362,565$21,0672025
Kyle, RobertRegional Municipality Of DurhamCommissioner and Medical Officer of HealthExecutive and senior leadership$362,377$9,8732025
Wilkie, Roger JamesRegional Municipality Of HaltonDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$361,703$22,5352025
Richardson, ElizabethCity Of HamiltonMedical Officer of HealthOther disclosed roles$360,494$3,5642025
Wang, Hsiu-LiRegional Municipality Of WaterlooCommissioner Public Health and Paramedic Services/Medical Officer of HealthExecutive and senior leadership$360,084$2,8722025
Dayton, Howard L.City Of TorontoGeneral Manager Parks Forestry And RecreationCorporate administration and operations$358,375$1,1052025
Madigan-Lee, MaryCity Of TorontoChief People OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$357,357$4,6002025
Wright, GeoffCity Of MississaugaCity ManagerExecutive and senior leadership$357,129$10,0942025
Young, BlainCity Of Toronto – Police ServiceSergeantProtective services$357,088$1,0912025
Dedman, KealyRegional Municipality Of PeelCommissioner Public WorksExecutive and senior leadership$357,043$22,1312025
Maher, Kevin JamesRegional Municipality Of HaltonDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$356,697$24,1512025
Hammond, CecileRegional Municipality Of York Police ServicesDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$353,516$20,9252025
Serpe, RobertRegional Municipality Of Peel Police Services BoardExecutive Director Police Services BoardExecutive and senior leadership$352,837$37,3872025
Devilla, Eileen PCity Of TorontoMedical Officer Of HealthOther disclosed roles$352,054$2,1932025
Lichterman, ShariCity Of MississaugaCity ManagerExecutive and senior leadership$351,308$02025
Joslin, DarleneCity of Richmond HillCity ManagerExecutive and senior leadership$349,779$12,6182025
Agnihotri, ManeeshCity Of TorontoChief Information Security OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$349,575$1,8452025
Campbell, Denise AndreaCity Of TorontoDeputy City Manager Community DevelopmentExecutive and senior leadership$348,672$9,2662025
Colle, JoshuaCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit CommissionChief Strategy and Customer OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$348,639$16,5042025
Dueck, KaralynCounty Of LambtonMedical Officer of HealthOther disclosed roles$348,420$2,0342025
Moreira, PeterRegional Municipality Of DurhamPolice – Chief of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$347,834$13,6092025
Duben, MichaelMunicipality Of Chatham-KentChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$347,276$15,8322025
Finkelstein, MichaelCity Of TorontoDeputy Medical Officer Of HealthOther disclosed roles$346,793$1,7242025
Da Silva, PauloRegional Municipality Of York Police ServicesDeputy ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$346,188$27,4512025
Kim, HyokCity Of Toronto – Police ServiceDetectiveOther disclosed roles$345,901$1,0802025
Farr, AndrewRegional Municipality Of HaltonChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$344,878$13,2542025
Crowell, MarkRegional Municipality Of Waterloo – PoliceChief of PoliceExecutive and senior leadership$344,575$20,0912025
Spensieri, NickCity Of VaughanCity ManagerExecutive and senior leadership$344,092$15,3002025
Taylor, AndrewCity Of MarkhamChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$343,492$46,7302025
Chris, Allison ECity Of TorontoAssociate Medical Officer Of HealthOther disclosed roles$343,321$1,5972025
Clohecy, JaneTown Of OakvilleChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$342,064$02025
Buchner, LynnCounty Of OxfordDirector of Corporate ServicesCorporate administration and operations$342,059$8432025
Wong, RichardCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit CommissionChief Transportation And Vehicles OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$341,527$15,0382025
Jackson, LaurenRegional Municipality Of Peel Police ServicesChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$340,851$25,6142025
Siltala, AndrewTown Of MiltonChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$340,850$9,8222025
Allair, SeanCity Of BellevillePlatoon ChiefExecutive and senior leadership$340,719$1,2102025
Grant, JudyCity Of Toronto – Police ServiceSergeantProtective services$340,523$1,0742025
Bollenbach, SharonCity Of TorontoExecutive Director World Cup Hosting 2026Executive and senior leadership$340,095$1,9362025
Prowse, MichaelCity Of BarrieChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$339,568$9,6262025
Papadopoulos, KyriakosCity Of Toronto – Police ServicePolice ConstableProtective services$338,746$1,0392025
Valcic, MarkTown Of East GwillimburyChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$337,886$19,0052025
Brar, ParminderpalCity Of TorontoChief Technology OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$336,959$2,1112025
Aitken, MarkCounty Of SimcoeChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$336,831$1,9722025
Cronsberry, RyanTown Of GeorginaChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$336,573$13,1072025
Shulman, BarbaraCity Of Toronto – Toronto Community Housing Corp.Chief Corporate Services OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$336,089$1,7082025
Postic, ZoranCity Of VaughanCity ManagerExecutive and senior leadership$335,765$15,3002025
Dejong, DolfCity Of Toronto – Board Of Mgmt. Of The Toronto ZooChief Executive OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$335,477$2,1932025
Arnason, TrevorCity Of OttawaMedical Officer Health, Public HealthOther disclosed roles$335,113$9452025
Milojevic, AlexCity Of BramptonCommissioner, Corporate Support ServicesExecutive and senior leadership$334,580$20,4132025
Mensour, RaymondCity Of WindsorChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$333,505$11,5862025
Chen, DennisCity Of Toronto – Police ServiceDetectiveOther disclosed roles$333,166$1,0802025
Chen, QiujuCity Of Toronto – Toronto Community Housing Corp.Chief Financial OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$332,774$9462025
Shapiro, HowardCity Of TorontoAssociate Medical Officer Of HealthOther disclosed roles$330,908$1,6132025
Raina, JasbirCity Of PeterboroughChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$330,327$1,8082025
Wilson, ScottCounty Of WellingtonChief Administrative OfficerExecutive and senior leadership$330,030$14,6362025
Hanlon, MarciaRegional Municipality Of Peel Police ServicesSergeantProtective services$329,921$1502025

Source, methodology, and corrections

This profile is based on Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure source data as processed for public-interest analysis. Review source attribution, methodology, and correction options before relying on any single figure.

Sector profile questions and answers

What does this sector profile show?

This profile summarizes Municipalities & Services disclosed records in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure, including salary paid, taxable benefits, top employers, role-family mix, salary bands, and employer comparison.

Are disclosed records the same as employees?

No. Disclosed records are public salary disclosure rows and are not necessarily unique employees or full-time employees.

Is disclosed payroll the same as total sector payroll?

No. Disclosed payroll is salary paid across disclosed records only and should not be interpreted as total sector payroll.

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