City Of Kitchener

2019–2025 · 2,970 total records

620 employees (2025)$127,603 avg salary$82.0M total payroll (2025)7 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Daniel Chapman

Chief Administrative Officer

$339,616

2025

Daniel Chapman

Chief Administrative Officer

$323,471

2024

Daniel Chapman

Chief Administrative Officer

$299,928

2023

Donna Beke

Chief of Communications

$281,515

2025

Daniel Chapman

Chief Administrative Officer

$288,473

2022

Daniel Chapman

Chief Administrative Officer

$278,491

2021

Sarah Deter

Chief of Communications

$265,469

2025

Michael May

General Manager, Community Services and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer

$260,971

2025

Denise Mcgoldrick

General Manager, Infrastructure Services

$257,339

2025

Daniel Chapman

Chief Administrative Officer

$260,177

2020

Headcount & Salary Trends

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

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+20.9% headcount

Employees

620

Avg Salary

$132,307

Median

$126,758

Total Payroll

$82.0M

2024+23.0% headcount

Employees

513

Avg Salary

$130,201

Median

$125,716

Total Payroll

$66.8M

2023+10.9% headcount

Employees

417

Avg Salary

$125,132

Median

$118,706

Total Payroll

$52.2M

2022+10.9% headcount

Employees

376

Avg Salary

$127,497

Median

$120,838

Total Payroll

$47.9M

2021-4.0% headcount

Employees

339

Avg Salary

$126,210

Median

$120,159

Total Payroll

$42.8M

2020+0.3% headcount

Employees

353

Avg Salary

$123,435

Median

$117,349

Total Payroll

$43.6M

2019

Employees

352

Avg Salary

$124,094

Median

$119,964

Total Payroll

$43.7M

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.