Highest-Paid Public-Sector Employees in St. Catharines (2025)

395 St. Catharines public-sector employees earned $100,000 or more on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $134,002 and a median of $127,882. The highest-paid was David Oakes (Chief Administrative Officer at City Of St Catharines) at $283,015. The City of St. Catharines and other St. Catharines-named public bodies.

These figures cover public-sector employers named for St. Catharines — its municipal government, police, transit, school boards, hospitals, and universities that carry the city’s name. Employees at organizations whose names don’t include “St. Catharines” (some hospitals and regional bodies) aren’t captured here. Records span 19962025.

Disclosed (2025)
395
Average salary
$134,002
Median salary
$127,882
Highest
$283,015

Largest public-sector employers in St. Catharines (2025)

Top 25 highest-paid in St. Catharines (2025)

#NameEmployerSalary
1David OakesCity Of St Catharines$283,015
2David CeglieReligious Hospitallers Of St Joseph Of The Hotel Dieu Of St Catharines$279,905
3Erin OhoskiCity Of St Catharines$231,320
4Julie MarroneReligious Hospitallers Of St Joseph Of The Hotel Dieu Of St Catharines$229,783
5Jennifer HansenReligious Hospitallers Of St Joseph Of The Hotel Dieu Of St Catharines$225,076
6Wesley A AdairCity Of St Catharines$223,253
7Zuher (Zeau) IsmailReligious Hospitallers Of St Joseph Of The Hotel Dieu Of St Catharines$221,400
8Dean G StoltzCity Of St Catharines$215,623
9Kristine L DouglasCity Of St Catharines$214,275
10David UpperCity Of St Catharines$213,775
11Felicito CristiCity Of St Catharines$207,066
12Brian R YorkCity Of St Catharines$206,903
13Jeanette M PillitteriCity Of St Catharines$204,252
14Anthony M MartuccioCity Of St Catharines$204,252
15Sandor CsanyiCity Of St Catharines$204,252
16Tami KitayCity Of St Catharines$204,250
17Mark CunninghamCity Of St Catharines$200,674
18Adam J BiggerCity Of St Catharines$199,088
19John W BiggerCity Of St Catharines$195,906
20Trevor M ParkerCity Of St Catharines$192,967
21Andrea DejongCity Of St Catharines$190,230
22Leslie GarnerCity Of St Catharines$189,756
23Lynne PayReligious Hospitallers Of St Joseph Of The Hotel Dieu Of St Catharines$186,440
24Michael LaplanteCity Of St Catharines$185,722
25Ryan P VillersCity Of St Catharines$181,789

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