SunshineListOntario
Position

City Manager

Total records: 436 (14 in 2025)Years on list: 19962025

Number of people on sunshine list

22019962025

Distribution of 2025 salaries under $250,000

180k220k2

Bucket width $10,000

Analysis by year

Year# PeopleChangeAvg salaryTotal paid% changeBenefitsAvg raise
202514-26.3%$319,886$4,478,406-15.1%$122,797+16.0%
202419+18.8%$277,700$5,276,296+16.5%$187,918+2.6%
202316+0.0%$283,091$4,529,459+3.0%$164,005+11.6%
202216+6.7%$274,937$4,398,986+7.6%$157,072-0.1%
202115-16.7%$272,584$4,088,754-4.1%$133,419+23.7%
202018+20.0%$236,747$4,261,441+30.1%$139,533+15.2%
201915-6.3%$218,407$3,276,111-11.5%$84,158+12.7%
201816+14.3%$231,403$3,702,441+8.0%$106,798-2.4%
201714-6.7%$244,965$3,429,512+2.2%$101,145+14.3%
201615-31.8%$223,699$3,355,492-27.8%$98,574+17.4%
201522+69.2%$211,384$4,650,451+60.5%$124,252+4.3%
201413+0.0%$222,883$2,897,473-0.7%$71,949--
201313-13.3%$224,355$2,916,609-10.3%$107,501+1.8%
201215+15.4%$216,783$3,251,746+12.9%$119,225-0.5%
201113-7.1%$221,626$2,881,134-1.3%$110,543+5.7%
201014-30.0%$208,610$2,920,545-22.7%$129,091+2.5%
200920+0.0%$188,819$3,776,386+1.6%$147,937-3.2%
200820+42.9%$185,816$3,716,323+30.6%$131,854-6.6%
200714+7.7%$203,179$2,844,510+11.3%$108,185+5.9%
200613-7.1%$196,571$2,555,418+0.4%$90,441+5.1%
200514-6.7%$181,826$2,545,565+2.1%$84,745+6.5%
200415+0.0%$166,204$2,493,055-4.8%$64,642+2.9%
200315+7.1%$174,585$2,618,780+10.9%$84,737+14.6%
200214+40.0%$168,659$2,361,221+24.1%$90,550+2.0%
200110-23.1%$190,342$1,903,419-1.4%$79,464+12.2%
200013+0.0%$148,567$1,931,368+12.7%$111,082+11.7%
199913+44.4%$131,866$1,714,256+48.1%$66,706+1.7%
19989+0.0%$128,590$1,157,306-2.2%$46,588--
19979+0.0%$131,491$1,183,415+7.9%$35,522+2.6%
19969--$121,814$1,096,322--$46,806--

Top employers for this position

#Name# PeopleAvg salary
1The City of Vaughan37$226,295
2City of Hamilton34$225,077
3City of Burlington31$214,181
4City of Ottawa28$315,571
5City of Mississauga27$259,475
6City of Toronto25$332,991
7City of Oshawa25$207,447
8City of Thunder Bay24$212,915
9City of London22$227,098
10City of Owen Sound22$155,982

Top earners in this position since 1996

YearNameEmployerSalary
2025Paul JohnsonCity of Toronto$523,925
2024Paul JohnsonCity of Toronto$479,164
2025Wendy StephansonCity of Ottawa$455,234
2024Wendy StephansonCity of Ottawa$452,626
2023Paul JohnsonCity of Toronto$417,216
2014Joseph PennachettiCity of Toronto$407,146
2023Wendy StephansonCity of Ottawa$405,903
2024Nick SpensieriThe City of Vaughan$393,462
2022Joseph MurrayCity of Toronto$389,980
2020Joseph MurrayCity of Toronto$387,359