City Of Sarnia

1998–2025 · 3,690 total records

315 employees (2025)$123,355 avg salary$42.8M total payroll (2025)28 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+2.8% headcount

Employees

256

Avg Salary

$125,860

Median

$121,110

Total Payroll

$32.2M

2018+4.6% headcount

Employees

249

Avg Salary

$120,052

Median

$114,079

Total Payroll

$29.9M

2017+0.0% headcount

Employees

238

Avg Salary

$119,556

Median

$113,451

Total Payroll

$28.5M

2016+25.9% headcount

Employees

238

Avg Salary

$116,124

Median

$111,708

Total Payroll

$27.6M

2015+32.2% headcount

Employees

189

Avg Salary

$116,722

Median

$114,883

Total Payroll

$22.1M

2014+2.9% headcount

Employees

143

Avg Salary

$116,663

Median

$113,509

Total Payroll

$16.7M

2013+18.8% headcount

Employees

139

Avg Salary

$115,388

Median

$111,677

Total Payroll

$16.0M

2012+6.4% headcount

Employees

117

Avg Salary

$114,250

Median

$110,293

Total Payroll

$13.4M

2011+13.4% headcount

Employees

110

Avg Salary

$112,444

Median

$107,208

Total Payroll

$12.4M

2010+2.1% headcount

Employees

97

Avg Salary

$111,846

Median

$107,241

Total Payroll

$10.8M

2009+46.2% headcount

Employees

95

Avg Salary

$111,396

Median

$106,631

Total Payroll

$10.6M

2008+38.3% headcount

Employees

65

Avg Salary

$110,563

Median

$105,841

Total Payroll

$7.2M

2007+235.7% headcount

Employees

47

Avg Salary

$113,985

Median

$111,334

Total Payroll

$5.4M

2006+16.7% headcount

Employees

14

Avg Salary

$114,686

Median

$112,421

Total Payroll

$1.6M

2005+9.1% headcount

Employees

12

Avg Salary

$116,968

Median

$111,385

Total Payroll

$1.4M

2004+83.3% headcount

Employees

11

Avg Salary

$111,598

Median

$109,050

Total Payroll

$1.2M

2003+50.0% headcount

Employees

6

Avg Salary

$110,468

Median

$108,376

Total Payroll

$663K

2002+33.3% headcount

Employees

4

Avg Salary

$107,015

Median

$106,553

Total Payroll

$428K

2001+50.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$110,959

Median

$108,549

Total Payroll

$333K

2000+0.0% headcount

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$109,439

Median

$109,439

Total Payroll

$219K

1999+0.0% headcount

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$104,198

Median

$104,198

Total Payroll

$208K

1998

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$102,182

Median

$102,182

Total Payroll

$204K

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.