PLATOON, CHIEF

Seniority - Level 4: Executive

Sunshine Members - 2025 145
-1 (-0.7%) vs 2024
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $184,280.55
+$10,510 (+6.0%) vs 2024

Position Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$107k $341k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
82.0% BEATING INFLATION

Since 2001

Market Presence
32 Employers

Hiring this role in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this role works at CITY OF BELLEVILLE and earns 85% 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 145 Staff

Top Employers, Ranked by Average Salary

CITY OF BELLEVILLE $221,924
CITY OF TORONTO $211,507
CITY OF ST. THOMAS $203,062
CITY OF PETERBOROUGH $197,338
CITY OF BARRIE $196,640

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 145 Sunshine Employees
97%
3%
86%
14%
Earliest: 2001 Based on: 7 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has grown by 3.4% 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 25 years, the data shows a historical Male advantage, with an average salary gap of $11,306 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for PLATOON, CHIEF across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Employer Year Salary
Sean Allair City of Belleville 2025 $340,719.29
Scott Grakist City of Ottawa 2025 $238,163.76
Michael Sean Mcmahon City of Greater Sudbury 2025 $237,781.73
Jeff Guest City of Peterborough 2025 $228,764.57
Terry Rathwell City of Ottawa 2025 $220,165.45
Steven Styles City of Ottawa 2025 $219,537.27
Michael Bustos City of Belleville 2025 $217,266.27
Thomas Verhaeghe City of Toronto 2025 $216,915.74
Neal Bowles City of Ottawa 2025 $216,670.91
Todd Byers City of Barrie 2025 $213,985.69
Paul Versace City of Toronto 2025 $213,131.07
Christopher Rowland City of Toronto 2025 $213,131.07
Paul D Johnstone City of Toronto 2025 $213,131.07
Rodney Johnston City of Toronto 2025 $213,131.07
Patrick Howlett City of Toronto 2025 $213,131.07
Bradley Hodgson City of Toronto 2025 $213,131.07
Richard Eng City of Toronto 2025 $213,131.07
Hugh Doherty City of Toronto 2025 $213,131.07
Martin Smith City of Toronto 2025 $213,131.07
Jerry Nicosia City of Vaughan 2025 $210,808.24
Steve Donker City of St. Thomas 2025 $210,669.32
Barry Waite City of St. Thomas 2025 $209,986.51
Anthony Wallace City of Toronto 2025 $209,234.18
Derek Kerr Town of Ajax 2025 $209,108.79
Donald Barrett City of Toronto 2025 $208,391.32
Brent Barton City of Toronto 2025 $208,001.83
Tony Farrell City of Barrie 2025 $207,737.83
Derek Didyk City of St. Thomas 2025 $206,912.99
Godfrey B Greaves City of Toronto 2025 $206,558.75
Peter Rappos City of Toronto 2025 $205,328.55
Andre Groulx City of Greater Sudbury 2025 $201,566.00
Paul O'Hare Municipality of Clarington 2025 $198,131.14
Chris Davis City of Peterborough 2025 $198,093.75
Derek Wilson City of Mississauga 2025 $197,085.92
Colin Hunter City of Guelph 2025 $196,519.49
Michael Chant City of Brampton 2025 $196,167.41
Murray Dennis Municipality of Clarington 2025 $196,156.68
Charles Lewis Town of Oakville 2025 $196,117.74
Raymond Burns Town of Whitby 2025 $195,134.74
Michael Fallis City of Peterborough 2025 $194,316.14
Dan Vanderlelie City of Burlington 2025 $193,412.31
John Sharkey Town of Whitby 2025 $193,019.32
Brent Mcphail City of Thunder Bay 2025 $192,064.00
Brian Hoard City of Oshawa 2025 $191,845.73
Mark Somerville Town of Ajax 2025 $191,028.03
Michael Macdonald City of Belleville 2025 $191,013.35
Christopher Alldread Town of Whitby 2025 $190,940.53
Scott Henderson City of Brampton 2025 $190,649.20
Marc Ladouceur Municipality of Clarington 2025 $190,275.93
Shane Bernardi City of Thunder Bay 2025 $190,056.23
Joey Therrien City of Oshawa 2025 $189,345.40
Timothy Fogal City of Oshawa 2025 $189,127.17
Craig Gerow City of Belleville 2025 $189,087.74
Jason Salisny City of Vaughan 2025 $188,611.98
Michael Coyne Town of Oakville 2025 $188,341.47
Phil Barry City of Burlington 2025 $188,073.52
Jason Bourdage City of Sarnia 2025 $188,052.36
Jason Birney Town of Whitby 2025 $187,435.18
Curtis Gray City of Barrie 2025 $187,256.61
David Shaw City of Mississauga 2025 $186,097.55
Dominic Browne City of Pickering 2025 $185,764.91
Michael Laplante City of St. Catharines 2025 $185,721.57
Scott Patterson City of Kingston 2025 $185,484.03
Christian Moir City of St. Thomas 2025 $184,679.24
Andrew Clements City of Welland 2025 $184,057.77
Michael Cascioli City of Hamilton 2025 $183,920.89
Ryan Wheatley City of Burlington 2025 $183,869.52
Mandy Gould City of Brampton 2025 $183,702.56
David Majpruz City of Hamilton 2025 $183,620.36
Andrew O'Reilly City of Kitchener 2025 $183,016.03
Stephen Vincent City of Thunder Bay 2025 $182,812.39
Brian Culp City of Vaughan 2025 $182,767.42
Michael Gorveatt City of Vaughan 2025 $182,407.15
Norm Hardy Town of Ajax 2025 $181,855.55
Mark E Roper City of Richmond Hill 2025 $181,498.28
Luigi Davoli City of Mississauga 2025 $181,357.13
James Lee City of Oshawa 2025 $180,387.45
David Mccomb Town of Ajax 2025 $179,884.61
James Bursey City of Hamilton 2025 $179,497.99
Paul G Morris City of Richmond Hill 2025 $179,454.97
Robert Mccutcheon Municipality of Clarington 2025 $179,310.35
Mark Biggins City of Welland 2025 $178,769.48
Timothy J Hicks City of Sarnia 2025 $177,729.05
Jeff Collett City of Kingston 2025 $177,622.92
Kent Johnston City of Barrie 2025 $177,580.29
Steve Mcqueen City of Welland 2025 $177,408.29
Scott Jones City of Kitchener 2025 $177,372.84
Michael Petrova Town of Newmarket - Central York Fire Services 2025 $176,605.20
Bruce Turk City of Thunder Bay 2025 $176,040.68
John D Tasane City of St. Catharines 2025 $175,780.29
Blake Moggy City of Kitchener 2025 $175,651.80
Jo Rucchin City of Thunder Bay 2025 $175,591.00
Chris Cannon City of Pickering 2025 $175,588.84
Maurice Durocher City of Sault Ste. Marie 2025 $175,295.17
Robert Gravill City of Waterloo 2025 $175,257.64
Carlin Riley City of Kitchener 2025 $175,194.30
Michael Keiley City of Kingston 2025 $175,165.81
Jeff Noble City of Kitchener 2025 $174,846.21
Joanne Blanchette Town of Oakville 2025 $174,710.44
William Lorimer Town of Newmarket - Central York Fire Services 2025 $174,609.53
Dennis Tuck City of Welland 2025 $174,520.13
John Webb City of Hamilton 2025 $174,158.13
Mike Mccrone City of Guelph 2025 $174,093.72
John Catoul City of Richmond Hill 2025 $173,985.63
Philip Dyson City of Welland 2025 $173,911.73
Loren Pender City of Guelph 2025 $173,762.49
Scott Barden City of Guelph 2025 $173,640.28
Peter Werry Town of Newmarket - Central York Fire Services 2025 $172,947.58
David Knill Town of Oakville 2025 $172,588.41
Steven Mayer City of Waterloo 2025 $172,301.73
Colin Mickie City of Waterloo 2025 $171,994.24
Kevin Hardiman City of St. Catharines 2025 $171,597.65
Jeffrey Keays City of Belleville 2025 $171,533.94
Barry W Clifford City of Richmond Hill 2025 $171,503.16
Harold Davis City of Pickering 2025 $171,495.07
Robin Charbonneau City of Greater Sudbury 2025 $171,265.16
Thomas Cleverly Town of Oakville 2025 $169,583.61
Douglas J Mc Girr City of Sarnia 2025 $169,263.49
Matthew Wells City of Waterloo 2025 $169,230.23
Marty Kenopic City of Sault Ste. Marie 2025 $168,761.31
Michael J Vail City of St. Catharines 2025 $168,708.24
Edward Tokarz City of Peterborough 2025 $168,176.78
Ralph Kerekesch City of Hamilton 2025 $167,620.90
James Lester City of Sarnia 2025 $167,480.62
Steven Kraft City of Mississauga 2025 $166,485.17
Clayton Breault City of Sault Ste. Marie 2025 $164,998.04
Chris Kazur Town of Kirkland Lake 2025 $164,553.00
Daniel Coutu City of Sault Ste. Marie 2025 $163,934.26
Danny Sasseville Town of Kirkland Lake 2025 $163,311.00
Michael Palachik City of Pickering 2025 $162,126.81
Andrew Gill City of Niagara Falls 2025 $160,479.20
John Hopkinson Town of Newmarket - Central York Fire Services 2025 $156,929.28
Byron Horbay City of Kingston 2025 $155,065.06
Demetrios Panagopoulos City of Niagara Falls 2025 $154,278.49
Michael Deavy City of Ottawa 2025 $152,695.05
David Jarrett City of Niagara Falls 2025 $152,187.15
Michael Pfeiffer Town of Whitby 2025 $148,932.94
Michael Halle City of Niagara Falls 2025 $148,004.66
Brandon Mitchell City of Kawartha Lakes 2025 $142,198.45
Mark Gobbo City of Greater Sudbury 2025 $139,272.57
Kent Hamilton City of Ottawa 2025 $130,885.07
Gary Whitely City of Sarnia 2025 $127,489.45
Melanie Allen Town of Kirkland Lake 2025 $122,355.00
Donald Williamson Town of Oakville 2025 $115,984.02
Steve Gaylor Town of Whitby 2025 $106,589.31


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