COUNCILLOR

Seniority - Level 1: Professional/Staff

Sunshine Members - 2025 84
+3 (+3.7%) vs 2024
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $134,713.72
+$13,623 (+11.2%) vs 2024

Position Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$101k $176k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
31.4% NOT BEATING INFLATION

Since 2012

Market Presence
10 Employers

Hiring this role in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this role works at CITY OF TORONTO and earns 31% more than the provincial average for this title in the 2025 sunshine list.

Salary Evolution

Historical average salary for this position over time.

* Data represents annual average based on provincial disclosures.

Market Distribution

Comparative analysis of volume vs. compensation for this role.

Hiring Volume by Sector

Municipalities & Services 80 Staff
Other Public Sector Employers 4 Staff

Top Employers, Ranked by Average Salary

CITY OF TORONTO $176,017
CITY OF BURLINGTON $131,620
TOWN OF AJAX $124,972
MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON $124,080
CITY OF OTTAWA $119,620

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 84 Sunshine Employees
65%
32%
2%
66%
34%
Earliest: 2012 Based on: 44 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has decreased by 1.9% 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 14 years, the data shows a historical Female advantage, with an average salary gap of $643 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for COUNCILLOR across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Employer Year Salary
Rachel Chernos Lin City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Parthipan Kandavel City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Dianne Saxe City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Jamaal Myers City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Amber Morley City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Christopher Moise City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Asma Malik City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Lily Cheng City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Alejandra Bravo City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Nikolaos Mantas City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Michael T Colle City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Brad Bradford City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Stephen A Holyday City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Jonathan Burnside City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Michael T Thompson City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Anthony Perruzza City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Gordon D. Perks City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
James Pasternak City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Frances Nunziata City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Josh Matlow City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Paula E Fletcher City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Vincent Crisanti City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Shelley A Carroll City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Paul Ainslie City of Toronto 2025 $176,017.01
Paul Sharman City of Burlington 2025 $148,515.47
Angelo Bentivegna City of Burlington 2025 $131,640.97
Joanne Dies Town of Ajax 2025 $128,361.73
Rory Nisan City of Burlington 2025 $127,390.38
Shawna Stolte City of Burlington 2025 $127,390.38
Lisa Kearns City of Burlington 2025 $127,390.38
Kelvin Galbraith City of Burlington 2025 $127,390.38
William Woo Municipality of Clarington 2025 $127,069.57
Sterling Lee Town of Ajax 2025 $123,348.87
Marilyn Crawford Town of Ajax 2025 $123,204.45
Granville Anderson Municipality of Clarington 2025 $121,090.35
Stephen Desroches City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.41
Ariel Troster City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Stéphanie Plante City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Wilson Lo City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Clarke Kelly City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Laine Johnson City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
David Hill City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Sean Devine City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Cathy Curry City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Martha Carr City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Jessica Bradley City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Shawn Menard City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Matthew Luloff City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Catherine Kitts City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Rawlson King City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Theresa Kavanagh City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Glen Gower City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Laura Dudas City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Timothy Tierney City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Jeff Leiper City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Allan Hubley City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
David G Brown City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Riley Brockington City of Ottawa 2025 $119,620.40
Navjot Nanda Town of Oakville 2025 $118,870.21
Janet Haslett-Theall Town of Oakville 2025 $118,870.21
Allan Elgar Town of Oakville 2025 $118,870.21
Tom Adams Town of Oakville 2025 $118,870.21
Cathy Duddeck Town of Oakville 2025 $118,870.21
Jeffrey Knoll Town of Oakville 2025 $118,870.21
Sean O'Meara Town of Oakville 2025 $118,870.21
Alexander Wilson City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Mark Tadeson City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Michael Spadafora City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
William Mcmeekin City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Cameron Kroetsch City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Tammy Hwang City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Matthew Francis City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Craig Cassar City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Jeffrey Beattie City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Maureen Wilson City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Esther Pauls City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Nrinder Nann City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Thomas Jackson City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Bradley Clark City of Hamilton 2025 $112,176.83
Adrian Snowball Naicatchewenin First Nation 2025 $111,162.06
Olivia Duncan Muskrat Dam First Nation 2025 $106,059.10
Dean Michael Councillor Naicatchewenin First Nation 2025 $104,642.64
Joe Horneck City of Mississauga 2025 $101,846.92
Korey Day Muskrat Dam First Nation 2025 $101,204.60


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