City Of Guelph

1997–2025 · 5,063 total records

673 employees (2025)$121,877 avg salary$84.6M total payroll (2025)29 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Derrick Thomson

Chief Administrative Officer

$346,475

2018

Scott Stewart

Chief Administrative Officer

$288,707

2023

Tara Baker

Chief Administrative Officer

$287,546

2025

Scott Stewart

Chief Administrative Officer

$281,808

2022

Derrick Thomson

Chief Administrative Officer

$278,614

2017

Colleen Clack-Bush

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Public Services

$269,747

2025

Scott Stewart

Chief Administrative Officer

$273,106

2021

Scott Stewart

Chief Administrative Officer

$269,303

2020

Ann Pappert

Chief Administrative Officer

$263,757

2015

Trevor Lee

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Corporate Services

$261,907

2024

Headcount & Salary Trends

Employees earning $100k+ per year · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+18.3% headcount

Employees

673

Avg Salary

$125,726

Median

$119,695

Total Payroll

$84.6M

2024+17.1% headcount

Employees

569

Avg Salary

$124,519

Median

$117,823

Total Payroll

$70.9M

2023+11.2% headcount

Employees

486

Avg Salary

$125,371

Median

$119,080

Total Payroll

$60.9M

2022+7.1% headcount

Employees

437

Avg Salary

$124,520

Median

$119,168

Total Payroll

$54.4M

2021+2.3% headcount

Employees

408

Avg Salary

$121,989

Median

$116,109

Total Payroll

$49.8M

2020+21.6% headcount

Employees

399

Avg Salary

$122,395

Median

$116,957

Total Payroll

$48.8M

2019-3.2% headcount

Employees

328

Avg Salary

$118,605

Median

$112,700

Total Payroll

$38.9M

2018+46.1% headcount

Employees

339

Avg Salary

$120,519

Median

$114,098

Total Payroll

$40.9M

2017+30.3% headcount

Employees

232

Avg Salary

$117,186

Median

$110,960

Total Payroll

$27.2M

2016+0.0% headcount

Employees

178

Avg Salary

$117,555

Median

$113,860

Total Payroll

$20.9M

2015+11.9% headcount

Employees

178

Avg Salary

$118,053

Median

$113,193

Total Payroll

$21.0M

2014+10.4% headcount

Employees

159

Avg Salary

$120,571

Median

$116,247

Total Payroll

$19.2M

2013+32.1% headcount

Employees

144

Avg Salary

$118,387

Median

$112,004

Total Payroll

$17.0M

2012+17.2% headcount

Employees

109

Avg Salary

$117,537

Median

$110,979

Total Payroll

$12.8M

2011+34.8% headcount

Employees

93

Avg Salary

$118,314

Median

$110,885

Total Payroll

$11.0M

2010+3.0% headcount

Employees

69

Avg Salary

$116,539

Median

$110,614

Total Payroll

$8.0M

2009+4.7% headcount

Employees

67

Avg Salary

$117,581

Median

$110,115

Total Payroll

$7.9M

2008+113.3% headcount

Employees

64

Avg Salary

$118,172

Median

$110,689

Total Payroll

$7.6M

2007-3.2% headcount

Employees

30

Avg Salary

$114,270

Median

$109,644

Total Payroll

$3.4M

2006+63.2% headcount

Employees

31

Avg Salary

$124,072

Median

$123,290

Total Payroll

$3.8M

2005+46.2% headcount

Employees

19

Avg Salary

$114,216

Median

$111,261

Total Payroll

$2.2M

2004+18.2% headcount

Employees

13

Avg Salary

$119,925

Median

$117,292

Total Payroll

$1.6M

2003+10.0% headcount

Employees

11

Avg Salary

$114,457

Median

$111,505

Total Payroll

$1.3M

2002+66.7% headcount

Employees

10

Avg Salary

$110,467

Median

$108,021

Total Payroll

$1.1M

2001+20.0% headcount

Employees

6

Avg Salary

$110,897

Median

$104,875

Total Payroll

$665K

2000+66.7% headcount

Employees

5

Avg Salary

$110,292

Median

$109,113

Total Payroll

$551K

1999+50.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$110,535

Median

$107,404

Total Payroll

$332K

1998+100.0% headcount

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$110,462

Median

$110,462

Total Payroll

$221K

1997

Employees

1

Avg Salary

$108,325

Median

$108,325

Total Payroll

$108K

Data sourced from the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of Ontario. Always verify against the official source.