Kirk Earley appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $283,007 plus $12,105 in taxable benefits (total $295,112). Kirk is listed as Police Chief at Municipality Of Chatham-Kent, in the Municipalities & Services sector.
Kirk has been disclosed in 13 of the 17 years between 2009 and 2025. Their reported salary has grown from $111,735 in 2009 to $283,007 in 2025 — a 153.3% change over 16 years.
Within the Municipalities & Services sector that year, Kirk's $283,007 placed them in the 100th percentile (sector average: $133,194). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 1% of all disclosed earners that year. Over their time on the list, Kirk has had several role or employer changes: took on the role of Police Sergeant in 2012; took on the role of Police Inspector in 2018; took on the role of Deputy Police Chief in 2019; took on the role of Police Chief in 2024.
The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year Kirk has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.
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$283K
Current Salary
2025
$295K
Total Comp.
Incl. $12,105 benefits
13
Years on List
2009–2025
+153.3%
Salary Growth
2009–2025
+$5,458 vs previous year
Sector avg $133,194 · Range $100K\u2013$604K
Earns more than 99% of disclosed employees.
2025
Police Chief
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$283,007
+$5,458
2024
Police Chief
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$277,549
+$49,776
2023
Deputy Police Chief
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$227,773
+$6,086
2022
Deputy Police Chief
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$221,687
+$41,016
2021
Deputy Police Chief
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$180,671
-$4,585
2020
Deputy Police Chief
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$185,255
+$28,882
2019
Deputy Police Chief
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$156,373
+$6,786
2018
Police Inspector
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$149,587
+$31,513
2013
Police Sergeant
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$118,074
+$9,458
2012
Police Sergeant
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$108,615
+$4,766
2011
Police Detective
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$103,850
+$3,684
2010
Police Detective
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$100,165
-$11,569
2009
Police Detective
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$111,735