County Of Essex

1998–2025 · 1,380 total records

286 employees (2025)$117,776 avg salary$34.5M total payroll (2025)24 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Sandra Zwiers

Chief Administrative Officer

$258,246

2025

Sandra Zwiers

Chief Administrative Officer

$243,953

2024

Robert Maisonville

Chief Administrative Officer

$252,969

2020

Robert Maisonville

Chief Administrative Officer

$245,797

2019

Michael Galloway

Chief Administrative Officer

$246,291

2022

Allan Botham

Director, Infrastructure and Planning Services

$210,301

2025

Jayne Brooks Keller

Administrator, Sun Parlor Home

$207,524

2025

Jayne Brooks Keller

Administrator, Sun Parlor Home

$204,718

2024

Allan Botham

Director, Infrastructure and Planning Services

$204,463

2024

David Sundin

Director, Legislative and Legal Services

$200,845

2025

Headcount & Salary Trends

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

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+21.2% headcount

Employees

286

Avg Salary

$120,560

Median

$112,001

Total Payroll

$34.5M

2024+27.6% headcount

Employees

236

Avg Salary

$118,623

Median

$110,660

Total Payroll

$28.0M

2023+40.2% headcount

Employees

185

Avg Salary

$116,007

Median

$110,415

Total Payroll

$21.5M

2022+57.1% headcount

Employees

132

Avg Salary

$117,005

Median

$109,808

Total Payroll

$15.4M

2021-8.7% headcount

Employees

84

Avg Salary

$117,760

Median

$109,491

Total Payroll

$9.9M

2020+80.4% headcount

Employees

92

Avg Salary

$118,266

Median

$111,400

Total Payroll

$10.9M

2019+15.9% headcount

Employees

51

Avg Salary

$121,080

Median

$112,562

Total Payroll

$6.2M

2018+33.3% headcount

Employees

44

Avg Salary

$117,214

Median

$113,515

Total Payroll

$5.2M

2017-8.3% headcount

Employees

33

Avg Salary

$116,214

Median

$111,647

Total Payroll

$3.8M

2016+38.5% headcount

Employees

36

Avg Salary

$115,958

Median

$110,007

Total Payroll

$4.2M

2015+4.0% headcount

Employees

26

Avg Salary

$123,906

Median

$124,914

Total Payroll

$3.2M

2014+38.9% headcount

Employees

25

Avg Salary

$120,203

Median

$116,235

Total Payroll

$3.0M

2013-5.3% headcount

Employees

18

Avg Salary

$119,126

Median

$113,683

Total Payroll

$2.1M

2012+5.6% headcount

Employees

19

Avg Salary

$114,182

Median

$111,295

Total Payroll

$2.2M

2011+0.0% headcount

Employees

18

Avg Salary

$109,441

Median

$107,961

Total Payroll

$2.0M

2010-14.3% headcount

Employees

18

Avg Salary

$108,424

Median

$106,290

Total Payroll

$2.0M

2009+162.5% headcount

Employees

21

Avg Salary

$110,149

Median

$108,918

Total Payroll

$2.3M

2008+33.3% headcount

Employees

8

Avg Salary

$109,635

Median

$109,286

Total Payroll

$877K

2007-25.0% headcount

Employees

6

Avg Salary

$110,240

Median

$106,521

Total Payroll

$661K

2006+60.0% headcount

Employees

8

Avg Salary

$109,092

Median

$104,779

Total Payroll

$873K

2005-50.0% headcount

Employees

5

Avg Salary

$104,501

Median

$100,568

Total Payroll

$523K

2004-44.4% headcount

Employees

10

Avg Salary

$130,321

Median

$130,271

Total Payroll

$1.3M

2003+1700.0% headcount

Employees

18

Avg Salary

$106,826

Median

$105,488

Total Payroll

$1.9M

1998

Employees

1

Avg Salary

$100,613

Median

$100,613

Total Payroll

$101K

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.