Grand River Conservation Authority

2002–2025 · 411 total records

44 employees (2025)$120,669 avg salary$5.8M total payroll (2025)22 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Samantha Lawson

Chief Administrative Officer

$234,233

2025

Samantha Lawson

Chief Administrative Officer

$210,343

2024

Joseph Farwell

Chief Administrative Officer

$202,231

2018

Samantha Lawson

Chief Administrative Officer

$199,593

2023

Joseph Farwell

Chief Administrative Officer

$198,805

2017

Joseph Farwell

Chief Administrative Officer

$194,977

2016

Karen Armstrong

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary-Treasurer

$190,554

2025

Samantha Lawson

Chief Administrative Officer

$187,618

2022

Joseph Farwell

Chief Administrative Officer

$187,531

2015

Joseph Farwell

Chief Administrative Officer

$184,121

2014

Headcount & Salary Trends

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

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+18.9% headcount

Employees

44

Avg Salary

$130,719

Median

$125,774

Total Payroll

$5.8M

2024+27.6% headcount

Employees

37

Avg Salary

$121,832

Median

$116,083

Total Payroll

$4.5M

2023+0.0% headcount

Employees

29

Avg Salary

$122,579

Median

$117,176

Total Payroll

$3.6M

2022+20.8% headcount

Employees

29

Avg Salary

$117,390

Median

$113,821

Total Payroll

$3.4M

2021+9.1% headcount

Employees

24

Avg Salary

$123,242

Median

$122,425

Total Payroll

$3.0M

2020-15.4% headcount

Employees

22

Avg Salary

$123,231

Median

$117,458

Total Payroll

$2.7M

2019-3.7% headcount

Employees

26

Avg Salary

$122,269

Median

$116,865

Total Payroll

$3.2M

2018+12.5% headcount

Employees

27

Avg Salary

$118,765

Median

$107,218

Total Payroll

$3.2M

2017+4.3% headcount

Employees

24

Avg Salary

$120,114

Median

$114,539

Total Payroll

$2.9M

2016+9.5% headcount

Employees

23

Avg Salary

$118,251

Median

$115,195

Total Payroll

$2.7M

2015-8.7% headcount

Employees

21

Avg Salary

$117,357

Median

$113,044

Total Payroll

$2.5M

2014+64.3% headcount

Employees

23

Avg Salary

$117,836

Median

$111,060

Total Payroll

$2.7M

2013+27.3% headcount

Employees

14

Avg Salary

$119,373

Median

$115,683

Total Payroll

$1.7M

2012-8.3% headcount

Employees

11

Avg Salary

$118,461

Median

$113,957

Total Payroll

$1.3M

2011+0.0% headcount

Employees

12

Avg Salary

$114,616

Median

$110,429

Total Payroll

$1.4M

2010+20.0% headcount

Employees

12

Avg Salary

$113,314

Median

$109,540

Total Payroll

$1.4M

2009+25.0% headcount

Employees

10

Avg Salary

$117,625

Median

$107,388

Total Payroll

$1.2M

2008+0.0% headcount

Employees

8

Avg Salary

$117,084

Median

$104,282

Total Payroll

$937K

2007+100.0% headcount

Employees

8

Avg Salary

$112,673

Median

$101,254

Total Payroll

$901K

2006+100.0% headcount

Employees

4

Avg Salary

$119,947

Median

$112,467

Total Payroll

$480K

2004+100.0% headcount

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$115,407

Median

$115,407

Total Payroll

$231K

2002

Employees

1

Avg Salary

$110,215

Median

$110,215

Total Payroll

$110K

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.