City Of Sarnia

2019–2025 · 1,907 total records

315 employees (2025)$130,261 avg salary$42.8M total payroll (2025)7 years on list

Highest paid all-time

J Paul Mamak

Staff Sergeant

$314,109

2023

Chris Carter

Chief Administrative Officer

$292,749

2025

Derek William Davis

Chief of Police

$291,677

2025

Chris Carter

Chief Administrative Officer

$284,164

2024

Derek William Davis

Chief of Police

$272,913

2024

Chris Carter

Chief Administrative Officer

$267,886

2023

$247,459

2023

Chris Carter

Chief Administrative Officer

$257,159

2022

Chris Carter

Chief Administrative Officer

$233,320

2021

Michael Van Sickle

Deputy Chief of Police

$231,611

2025

Headcount & Salary Trends

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

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+4.0% headcount

Employees

315

Avg Salary

$135,933

Median

$131,335

Total Payroll

$42.8M

2024+13.1% headcount

Employees

303

Avg Salary

$134,848

Median

$130,335

Total Payroll

$40.9M

2023+8.9% headcount

Employees

268

Avg Salary

$131,300

Median

$126,013

Total Payroll

$35.2M

2022-3.5% headcount

Employees

246

Avg Salary

$129,145

Median

$125,052

Total Payroll

$31.8M

2021-3.4% headcount

Employees

255

Avg Salary

$126,478

Median

$120,440

Total Payroll

$32.3M

2020+3.1% headcount

Employees

264

Avg Salary

$126,137

Median

$121,187

Total Payroll

$33.3M

2019

Employees

256

Avg Salary

$125,860

Median

$121,110

Total Payroll

$32.2M

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.