SunshineListOntario
Employer

City of Kitchener

Total records: 5,182 (620 in 2025)Years on list: 19962025Category: Municipalities and Services

Number of people on sunshine list

620019962025

Distribution of 2025 salaries under $250,000

100k120k140k160k180k200k220k131

Bucket width $10,000

Analysis by year

Year# PeopleChangeAvg salaryTotal paid% changeBenefitsAvg raise
2025620+20.9%$132,307$82,030,391+22.8%$865,933+7.2%
2024513+23.0%$130,201$66,793,132+28.0%$426,631+9.2%
2023417+10.9%$125,132$52,179,935+8.8%$323,330+1.6%
2022376+10.9%$127,497$47,938,775+12.0%$240,250+3.3%
2021339-4.0%$126,210$42,785,044-1.8%$205,215+3.3%
2020353+0.3%$123,435$43,572,724-0.2%$226,303-0.0%
2019352+3.2%$124,094$43,681,018+5.2%$228,520+3.0%
2018341+16.0%$121,785$41,528,572+20.1%$209,512+6.1%
2017294+7.7%$117,628$34,582,667+10.4%$169,313+3.7%
2016273-9.6%$114,744$31,325,007-9.1%$153,084+0.1%
2015302+45.9%$114,077$34,451,384+45.0%$166,402+5.0%
2014207+72.5%$114,803$23,764,308+67.5%$88,235--
2013120+14.3%$118,231$14,187,728+16.6%$61,113+3.5%
2012105-2.8%$115,836$12,162,794-3.7%$49,031-0.3%
2011108-1.8%$116,911$12,626,354-2.4%$57,523+1.3%
2010110+19.6%$117,618$12,938,034+21.9%$64,453+4.8%
200992-18.6%$115,353$10,612,433-18.1%$77,920+0.4%
2008113+175.6%$114,673$12,958,054+176.7%$50,710+10.9%
200741+70.8%$114,211$4,682,663+69.2%$23,753+5.4%
200624+14.3%$115,337$2,768,087+14.8%$17,023+1.7%
200521+0.0%$114,791$2,410,615-1.9%$13,591+0.9%
200421+90.9%$117,021$2,457,437+87.5%$13,510+11.2%
200311+22.2%$119,179$1,310,974+27.0%$8,039+9.5%
20029+12.5%$114,659$1,031,929+17.0%$17,316+3.8%
20018+33.3%$110,243$881,947+35.7%$6,069+12.3%
20006+500.0%$108,283$649,700+482.5%$5,756--
19981-50.0%$111,527$111,527-47.7%$1,556--
19972-33.3%$106,585$213,171-37.1%$1,355--
19963--$112,915$338,746--$1,438--

Most common positions

Top earners from this employer since 1996

YearNamePositionSalary
2025Daniel ChapmanChief Administrative Officer$324,430
2024Daniel ChapmanChief Administrative Officer$312,281
2023Daniel ChapmanChief Administrative Officer$289,073
2025Donna BekeChief of Communications$280,732
2022Daniel ChapmanChief Administrative Officer$278,271
2021Daniel ChapmanChief Administrative Officer$268,289
2025Sarah DeterChief of Communications$264,704
2025Michael MayGeneral Manager, Community Services and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer$257,207
2025Denise McgoldrickGeneral Manager, Infrastructure Services$255,890
2020Daniel ChapmanChief Administrative Officer$249,822