Highest-Paid Public-Sector Employees in Greater Sudbury (2025)

1,787 Greater Sudbury public-sector employees earned $100,000 or more on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $129,946 and a median of $120,339. The highest-paid was Mustafa Hirji (Medical Officer of Health at Public Health Sudbury And Districts) at $323,296. The City of Greater Sudbury, Laurentian University, and Sudbury school boards.

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

Disclosed (2025)
1,787
Average salary
$129,946
Median salary
$120,339
Highest
$323,296

Largest public-sector employers in Greater Sudbury (2025)

Top 25 highest-paid in Greater Sudbury (2025)

#NameEmployerSalary
1Mustafa HirjiPublic Health Sudbury And Districts$323,296
2Lynn WellsLaurentian University Of Sudbury$302,590
3Kari GervaisSt Joseph's Health Centre of Sudbury$302,005
4Mélanie PatrieCentre De Sante Communautaire Du Grand Sudbury$288,221
5Sara CunninghamCity Of Greater Sudbury$283,563
6Richard James McdougallCity Of Greater Sudbury$271,199
7Ed ArcherCity Of Greater Sudbury$266,032
8Kevin FowkeCity Of Greater Sudbury$261,718
9Joseph NichollsCity Of Greater Sudbury$258,914
10Anthony CecuttiCity Of Greater Sudbury$258,818
11Natalie HiltzCity Of Greater Sudbury$251,362
12Michael Sean McmahonCity Of Greater Sudbury$237,782
13Malcolm CampbellLaurentian University Of Sudbury$237,630
14Colin BraneyCity Of Greater Sudbury$237,079
15Charles LachanceLaurentian University Of Sudbury$231,201
16Serge MivilleUniversity Of Sudbury$231,068
17Tyler PopowichCity Of Greater Sudbury$230,518
18Michael SlywchukCity Of Greater Sudbury$226,769
19Shari LichtermanCity Of Greater Sudbury$226,752
20Sylvie LafontaineLaurentian University Of Sudbury$223,250
21Robert HyndmanCity Of Greater Sudbury$222,410
22Eric LabelleCity Of Greater Sudbury$220,296
23Tammy EgerLaurentian University Of Sudbury$217,984
24Nathan BrubacherCity Of Greater Sudbury$217,872
25Giovanna VerrilliCity Of Greater Sudbury$217,803

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