City of Niagara Falls

Sector - Municipalities & Services

Sunshine Employees - 2025 254
+30 (+13.4%) vs 2024
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $127,477.44
+$2,180 (+1.7%) vs 2024

Employer Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$100k $312k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
22.9% NOT BEATING INFLATION

Since 1996

Rank in Sector
# 26

Based on mean salary in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this organization is the CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER who earns 145% more than this organization's average in the 2025 sunshine list.

Salary Evolution

Historical average salaries and employee counts for this employer over time.

* Data represents annual average based on provincial disclosures.

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 254 Sunshine Employees
82%
18%
100%
Earliest: 1996 Based on: 1 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has grown by 17.7% since this position first appeared on the list, while the total workforce has increased.

Gender Salary Gap

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Historical Context: Over the last 29 years, the data shows a historical Male advantage, with an average salary gap of $6,477 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for City of Niagara Falls across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Position Year Salary
Jason Burgess CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 2025 $311,914.93
Dale Morton DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SENIOR ADVISOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS 2025 $225,059.15
Tiffany Clark DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2025 $205,188.63
Erik Nickel GENERAL MANAGER MUNICIPAL WORKS 2025 $202,184.75
Shelley Darlington GENERAL MANAGER CORPORATE SERVICES 2025 $200,341.26
Kira Dolch GENERAL MANAGER PLANNING, BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT 2025 $196,571.10
Katharine Moldenhauer GENERAL MANAGER RECREATION, CULTURE AND FACILITIES 2025 $190,384.32
Nidhi Punyarthi CITY SOLICITOR 2025 $186,607.56
Joseph Zambito FIRE CHIEF 2025 $186,452.79
Derek Hicks CHIEF TRAINING OFFICER 2025 $175,746.99
Phillip Roberto CAPTAIN FIRE TRAINING 2025 $171,233.49
Sergio Felicetti DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2025 $166,947.19
Kenneth Henry DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF OPERATIONS 2025 $165,232.27
Scott Lawson DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF ADMINISTRATION 2025 $163,032.98
Scott Bateman CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $161,245.48
Andrew Gill PLATOON CHIEF 2025 $160,479.20
James Dowling DEPUTY TREASURER 2025 $160,383.33
Jeff Thususka CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $159,460.74
Signe Hansen DIRECTOR OF PLANNING 2025 $158,376.78
Robert Wimbush CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $158,330.47
Luciano Chieca DIRECTOR OF BUILDING SERVICES AND CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL 2025 $155,480.67
David Etherington DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2025 $155,425.96
Demetrios Panagopoulos PLATOON CHIEF 2025 $154,278.49
Peter Scott FIREFIGHTER 2025 $153,541.85
David Carpenter FIREFIGHTER 2025 $152,670.83
David Jarrett PLATOON CHIEF 2025 $152,187.15
James Wakunick CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $151,670.68
William Moon CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $151,244.03
Benjamin Trendle CHIEF FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER 2025 $150,970.44
James Sticca DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 2025 $150,295.63
Timothy Lea CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $150,111.30
William Matson CITY CLERK 2025 $148,458.10
Gary Farnan CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $148,321.33
Stanley Socha CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $148,306.75
Mark Antolich CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $148,166.88
Michael Halle PLATOON CHIEF 2025 $148,004.66
Jamie Kallio CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $147,686.07
Harry Plas FIREFIGHTER 2025 $147,314.26
Patrick O'Connor CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $147,062.94
Kent Schachowskoj MANAGER OF ENGINEERING 2025 $146,938.38
Michael Marsili CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $145,483.32
Scott Slack CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $145,122.27
Taylor Urquhart CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $144,932.56
Trent Dark DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT 2025 $144,311.00
Wade Davis CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $144,115.62
Justin Canestraro FIREFIGHTER 2025 $142,740.98
Josh Sekel SENIOR MANAGER ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTINUITY 2025 $142,640.32
Mark Goodman CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $141,880.30
Angus Butler CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $141,573.93
Todd Brunning CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $140,245.24
James Wallace SENIOR MANAGER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION AND TRANSFORMATION 2025 $140,054.54
Patrick White CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $139,723.59
Christopher Martin CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $139,607.26
Andrew Paterson FIREFIGHTER 2025 $139,548.11
Simon Green FIREFIGHTER 2025 $139,312.31
Jason Maclean DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 2025 $139,133.57
Gregory Somerville CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $138,638.07
Thomas Crump FIREFIGHTER 2025 $137,975.83
Jason Mckeag CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $137,758.34
Aaron Tate FIREFIGHTER 2025 $136,496.56
Brendan Mater FIREFIGHTER 2025 $136,482.91
Jim Burgoyne FIREFIGHTER 2025 $136,309.69
Rick Devries FIREFIGHTER 2025 $136,116.54
Kelvin Wan FIREFIGHTER 2025 $134,911.46
Frank Devereaux CAPTAIN FIRE PREVENTION 2025 $134,547.05
Kellie Kubik CAPTAIN FIRE PREVENTION 2025 $134,375.97
Geoff Calvert FIREFIGHTER 2025 $134,260.22
Michael Teravich CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $133,767.66
Mark Dunseith FIREFIGHTER 2025 $133,456.58
Brian Holland FIREFIGHTER 2025 $133,027.30
Chris Howe CAPTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION 2025 $132,492.19
Frank Peter SENIOR MANAGER OF BUILDING SERVICES 2025 $132,484.16
Karen Judd SENIOR MANAGER OF STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT AND INITIATIVES 2025 $132,448.01
Timothy Topliffe FIREFIGHTER 2025 $132,268.69
Eric Lallouet SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER OF CONSTRUCTION 2025 $131,736.41
Nicholas Golia SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT 2025 $131,643.80
Stephanie Zwiep FIREFIGHTER 2025 $131,517.48
Vincent Moyer FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER 2025 $131,059.45
Nathanael Huys FIREFIGHTER 2025 $130,640.04
Jonathan Leyenhorst FIREFIGHTER 2025 $130,465.15
Steven Kizlan SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER OF DESIGN 2025 $130,327.90
Bradley Wiens FIREFIGHTER 2025 $130,278.93
Jimmy Belcastro FIREFIGHTER 2025 $130,234.02
Daniel Murphy FIREFIGHTER 2025 $130,050.46
Tara Gudgeon SENIOR MANAGER OF ASSET MANAGEMENT 2025 $129,899.59
Rob Mcdonald CHIPPAWA PROJECT MANAGER ENGAGEMENT AND PROGRAMMING 2025 $129,861.37
Matthew Rozon FIREFIGHTER 2025 $129,676.59
Richard Alexander FIREFIGHTER 2025 $129,445.27
Shelly Creighton CAPTAIN FIRE COMMUNICATIONS 2025 $129,368.51
Kevin Coons FIREFIGHTER 2025 $129,296.16
Craig Kivisto FIREFIGHTER 2025 $129,115.72
Paul Langlois FIREFIGHTER 2025 $128,929.21
Amber Ferguson SENIOR MANAGER OF REVENUE 2025 $128,345.75
James Diodati MAYOR 2025 $128,127.61
Kadri Lambert COMMUNICATOR 2025 $128,118.94
Sam West FIREFIGHTER 2025 $128,055.10
Conrad Beckingham FIREFIGHTER 2025 $127,767.34
Jason Hudson FIREFIGHTER 2025 $127,618.49
Brian Kivisto FIREFIGHTER 2025 $127,419.17
Christopher Millar SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER SECONDARY PLANS 2025 $127,414.07
Rob Kriter FIREFIGHTER 2025 $126,906.28
Aaron Mills FIREFIGHTER 2025 $126,900.12
Mathew Bilodeau SENIOR MANAGER OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 2025 $126,793.17
Andrew Mcgoldrick FIREFIGHTER 2025 $126,627.54
Gregory Dueck FIREFIGHTER 2025 $126,625.87
Imran Masood MANAGER OF SPECIAL PROJECTS 2025 $126,140.50
Meghan Edgar FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER 2025 $125,919.64
Clark Bernat SENIOR MANAGER OF CULTURE 2025 $125,886.65
Scott Orosz FIREFIGHTER 2025 $125,882.78
Tara O'Toole SENIOR MANAGER OF CURRENT PLANNING 2025 $125,845.98
Ryan Howlett FIREFIGHTER 2025 $125,805.68
Philip Reilly FIREFIGHTER 2025 $125,789.79
Brian Dick SENIOR MANAGER OF POLICY PLANNING 2025 $125,643.83
Adam Allcock SENIOR MANAGER WATER AND WASTEWATER 2025 $125,460.23
Ronnie-Kay Kivisto FIREFIGHTER 2025 $125,406.36
Ryan Molloy FIREFIGHTER 2025 $124,917.40
Sonny Ballinger FIREFIGHTER 2025 $124,871.16
Brandon Fife FIREFIGHTER 2025 $124,334.45
Marianne Tikky SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER 2025 $123,570.81
Travis Jeffray CHIPPAWA PROJECT MANAGER TECHNICAL 2025 $123,550.23
Michael Sharp FIREFIGHTER 2025 $123,151.64
Timothy Bennett FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER 2025 $123,150.32
David Jackson MANAGER OF CLIENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES 2025 $123,117.65
Timothy Richards SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST CORPORATE INITIATIVES 2025 $122,722.99
Alfred Bellehumeur FIREFIGHTER 2025 $122,391.45
Brittany Zettel FIREFIGHTER 2025 $122,051.55
Michael Dowd FIREFIGHTER 2025 $121,966.86
Kailen Goerz SENOR MANAGER OF LONG RANGE PLANNING INITIATIVES 2025 $121,931.15
Paul Brown MANAGER OF PARKING SERVICES 2025 $121,726.73
Bradley Leitch FIREFIGHTER 2025 $121,618.77
Matthew Campbell FIREFIGHTER 2025 $121,301.89
Christopher Seebach FIREFIGHTER 2025 $121,069.09
David Mcauley FIREFIGHTER 2025 $121,021.88
Michael Hassim FIREFIGHTER 2025 $120,976.40
Daniel Bunz FIREFIGHTER 2025 $120,585.70
David Rapley FIREFIGHTER 2025 $120,470.96
Steven Carter-Flagg FIREFIGHTER 2025 $120,276.70
Natasha Murphy FIREFIGHTER 2025 $120,210.71
Carmine Ioannoni MANAGER HEALTH, SAFETY AND CLIENT SERVICES 2025 $119,856.73
Aaron Tedesco FIREFIGHTER 2025 $119,851.31
Charlie Smith SENIOR MANAGER OF ROADWAYS AND PARKS 2025 $119,823.32
Geoff Allen FIREFIGHTER 2025 $119,797.24
Anthony Vallonio FIREFIGHTER 2025 $119,676.71
Louie Baldinelli SENIOR BUILDING INSPECTOR NEW HOSPITAL 2025 $119,539.31
Ryan Van Berkel FIREFIGHTER 2025 $119,076.06
Robert Kirk FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER 2025 $119,028.94
Adam Lunn FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER AND PUBLIC EDUCATOR 2025 $119,015.98
Bryan Mclaughlin FIREFIGHTER 2025 $119,014.90
Ryan Senese FIREFIGHTER 2025 $118,977.63
Dylan Ryerse FIREFIGHTER 2025 $118,880.53
Phil Beattie FIREFIGHTER 2025 $118,774.19
Bryan Paterson FIREFIGHTER 2025 $118,616.39
Jason Oliver FIREFIGHTER 2025 $118,325.54
David Antonsen SENIOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 2025 $118,310.19
James Cerminara SENIOR BUILDING INSPECTOR 2025 $118,005.47
Janet Mcquay RISK MANAGER 2025 $117,875.76
Kenneth Williams MANAGER OF FLEET OPERATIONS 2025 $117,768.00
Shawn Oatley MANAGER OF INNOVATION AND WEB SERVICES 2025 $117,672.42
Scott Mclaughlin FIREFIGHTER 2025 $117,609.68
Jessica Blanchard COMPLIANCE PROGRAM MANAGER 2025 $117,578.77
Tracy Schlachta FIREFIGHTER 2025 $117,558.80
Stephanie Young MANAGER OF CUSTOMER SERVICE 2025 $117,552.66
Michael Hill CAPTAIN FIRE TRAINING 2025 $117,318.11
Christopher Tingey FIREFIGHTER 2025 $117,224.42
Fred Sacco MANAGER OF BUILDING SERVICES 2025 $117,148.92
Tony Iervolino MANAGER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE 2025 $117,133.33
Joshua Smith FIREFIGHTER 2025 $117,106.02
Giuseppe D'Agostino PROJECT MANAGER 2025 $116,902.87
Stephanie Tripp MANAGER OF REALTY SERVICES 2025 $116,639.13
John Stouth FIREFIGHTER 2025 $116,433.27
Andrew Martel FIREFIGHTER 2025 $115,847.07
Goran Djuric MANAGER OF SOFTWARE SERVICES 2025 $115,689.37
Sam Mirabelli CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SUPERVISOR 2025 $115,549.61
Julie Hannah MANAGER OF POLICY PLANNING 2025 $115,456.06
Fredrick Potthast ROADWAYS SUPERVISOR 2025 $115,077.43
Robyn O'Brien COMMUNICATOR 2025 $114,981.11
John Surla FIREFIGHTER 2025 $114,846.07
Sean Sparling FIREFIGHTER 2025 $114,834.80
Paul Blais FIREFIGHTER 2025 $114,834.80
Matthew Beeke FIREFIGHTER 2025 $114,672.09
Jamie Kennedy FIREFIGHTER 2025 $114,441.88
Carey Baglieri MANAGER, MAYOR, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICES 2025 $114,330.50
Ryan Cesarin FIREFIGHTER 2025 $114,148.73
Mike Pullano WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES SUPERVISOR OVERALL RESPONSIBLE OPERATOR 2025 $114,142.63
Michael Woodhouse FIREFIGHTER 2025 $113,523.14
Jean Paul Narbonne MANAGER OF CEMETERIES 2025 $113,433.82
Scott Jamieson ROADWAYS SUPERVISOR 2025 $113,276.41
Vincent Beaudoin OPERATIONS MANAGER OF ROADWAYS 2025 $113,255.39
Michael Duch FIREFIGHTER 2025 $113,210.91
Nick Debenedetti PLANNER 2 2025 $113,086.93
Troy Mcconnery ROADWAYS SUPERVISOR 2025 $113,034.25
Joel Stapley ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR 2025 $112,881.35
Michael Brink FIREFIGHTER 2025 $112,398.47
Daniel Shewfelt FIREFIGHTER 2025 $112,035.31
Beth Angle MANAGER OF RECREATION AND PROGRAMS 2025 $111,480.94
Lauren Wardrope MANAGER OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS 2025 $111,169.74
Ian Morris FIREFIGHTER 2025 $111,116.99
Susan Scerbo SUPERVISOR OF ZONING ADMINISTRATION 2025 $110,710.81
Jonathan Danyluck WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES SUPERVISOR OVERALL RESPONSIBLE OPERATOR 2025 $110,568.37
Hanya Mitchell MANAGER OF OLDER ADULTS AND AQUATICS 2025 $110,391.18
Matthew Greenfield SUPERVISOR OF FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS 2025 $110,221.20
Susan Noble INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES PROGRAMS SUPERVISOR 2025 $109,981.21
Xiaopeng Chen SENIOR PLAN EXAMINER 2025 $109,962.48
Brent Dawn FIREFIGHTER 2025 $109,943.08
Ronald Burley CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SUPERVISOR OF OPERATIONS 2025 $109,839.94
Gerry Bongers DATA AND INTEGRATION LEAD 2025 $109,792.81
Carrie Luciow ROADWAYS SUPERVISOR 2025 $109,768.27
Jeff Thompson PARKS SUPERVISOR 2025 $109,660.37
Suzanne Moase HEAD OF MUSEUM AND CURATORIAL SERVICES 2025 $109,585.50
Chris Blasinski FIREFIGHTER 2025 $109,430.08
Mitchell Schneider FIREFIGHTER 2025 $109,367.22
Timothy Braun FIREFIGHTER 2025 $109,296.55
Piper Mckinnon MANAGER OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM SERVICES 2025 $108,971.42
Matthew Brunskole FIREFIGHTER 2025 $108,906.43
Jeffrey Claydon LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 2025 $108,615.87
Mackenzie Ceci SENIOR PLANNER OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENT 2025 $108,565.16
Jessica Curno SUPERVISOR OF PROCUREMENT 2025 $108,079.08
Jonathan Baglieri FACILITIES SUPERVISOR 2025 $107,464.01
Michal Warchala ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 2025 $106,999.29
Robert Capitano CONTRACT SERVICES SUPERVISOR OF CONSTRUCTION 2025 $106,897.84
Nicholas Twardawsky NETWORK AND SECURITY ARCHITECT 2025 $106,517.20
Dave Butyniec SENIOR MANAGER OF PROCUREMENT 2025 $106,437.38
Jonathan Pietrangelo FACILITIES SUPERVISOR 2025 $106,364.62
Sebastian Zukowski SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST 2025 $106,148.45
Tony Micieli ARENA OPERATIONS ATTENDANT 2025 $106,108.25
Ron Wood ROADWAYS SUPERVISOR 2025 $105,960.47
Tamer Mikhail SENIOR PROJECT CONSULTANT 2025 $105,711.71
Christopher Morris FIREFIGHTER 2025 $105,695.12
Gerald Spencer SENIOR MANAGER OF MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT 2025 $105,599.51
Savannah Wells – Bisson OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES SUPERVISOR 2025 $105,471.70
Chris Roome PLANNER 2 2025 $105,085.34
Steve Maurice SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR 2025 $104,938.51
Teresa Simmonds COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER 2025 $104,871.35
Joseph Gugliotta WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES SUPERVISOR 2025 $104,645.40
Shawn Luo PAYROLL SUPERVISOR 2025 $104,644.78
Jeanette Topliffe MANAGER OF TALENT ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATION 2025 $104,429.50
Justin Noort FIREFIGHTER 2025 $104,174.89
Margaret Corbett DEPUTY CLERK 2025 $103,776.04
John Grubich TRAFFIC SUPERVISOR 2025 $103,713.60
Dwayne Edwards FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE FACILITIES 2025 $103,606.82
Selene Tudini CONTENT MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR 2025 $102,932.65
Hayden Spelier FIREFIGHTER 2025 $102,920.58
Vincent Audibert FIREFIGHTER 2025 $102,919.14
Philip Rudachuk TRAFFIC PARKING FIELD SERVICES SUPERVISOR 2025 $102,657.21
Alexander Yardy FACILITIES SUPERVISOR 2025 $102,245.53
Carol Cooney SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST 2025 $102,083.38
Nicholas Buckborough FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 2025 $101,961.21
Teagan Smith BACKHOE OPERATOR TRUCK DRIVER 2 AND VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTER 2025 $101,694.95
Brenda Maggs ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING TEAM LEAD HUMAN RESOURCES 2025 $101,440.52
Joshua Caughell MUNICIPAL WORKS INSPECTOR 2025 $101,147.65
Jennifer Little SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST 2025 $101,060.30
Andrew Carruthers WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES SUPERVISOR 2025 $101,043.10
Christopher Scott LEAD HAND OF WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES 2025 $100,655.26
Matthew Holinaty FIREFIGHTER 2025 $100,155.82


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