Municipality Of Chatham-Kent

1998–2025 · 4,034 total records

464 employees (2025)$122,671 avg salary$61.7M total payroll (2025)28 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Michael Duben

Chief Administrative Officer

$363,108

2025

Michael Duben

Chief Administrative Officer

$351,717

2024

Shanker Nesathurai

Medical Officer Of Health

$328,012

2025

Michael Duben

Chief Administrative Officer

$335,110

2023

Shanker Nesathurai

Medical Officer of Health

$317,850

2024

David Colby

Medical Officer Of Health

$285,826

2022

Gary Conn

Police Chief

$299,049

2024

Kirk Earley

Police Chief

$295,112

2025

Kirk Earley

Police Chief

$289,654

2024

W. David Colby

Medical Officer Of Health

$270,629

2016

Headcount & Salary Trends

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

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+18.4% headcount

Employees

464

Avg Salary

$133,052

Median

$127,056

Total Payroll

$61.7M

2024+22.9% headcount

Employees

392

Avg Salary

$129,431

Median

$122,736

Total Payroll

$50.7M

2023-2.1% headcount

Employees

319

Avg Salary

$129,980

Median

$123,298

Total Payroll

$41.5M

2022+7.9% headcount

Employees

326

Avg Salary

$128,014

Median

$120,392

Total Payroll

$41.7M

2021+2.0% headcount

Employees

302

Avg Salary

$123,631

Median

$116,032

Total Payroll

$37.3M

2020+12.1% headcount

Employees

296

Avg Salary

$121,178

Median

$115,356

Total Payroll

$35.9M

2019+5.6% headcount

Employees

264

Avg Salary

$118,009

Median

$111,377

Total Payroll

$31.2M

2018+9.6% headcount

Employees

250

Avg Salary

$118,644

Median

$111,435

Total Payroll

$29.7M

2017+23.2% headcount

Employees

228

Avg Salary

$116,444

Median

$110,882

Total Payroll

$26.5M

2016+12.1% headcount

Employees

185

Avg Salary

$118,201

Median

$110,829

Total Payroll

$21.9M

2015+10.7% headcount

Employees

165

Avg Salary

$116,485

Median

$110,780

Total Payroll

$19.2M

2014+4.9% headcount

Employees

149

Avg Salary

$116,046

Median

$109,977

Total Payroll

$17.3M

2013+35.2% headcount

Employees

142

Avg Salary

$116,541

Median

$113,190

Total Payroll

$16.5M

2012+10.5% headcount

Employees

105

Avg Salary

$114,984

Median

$108,251

Total Payroll

$12.1M

2011+8.0% headcount

Employees

95

Avg Salary

$114,646

Median

$106,744

Total Payroll

$10.9M

2010+18.9% headcount

Employees

88

Avg Salary

$113,347

Median

$108,500

Total Payroll

$10.0M

2009+27.6% headcount

Employees

74

Avg Salary

$114,901

Median

$108,873

Total Payroll

$8.5M

2008+100.0% headcount

Employees

58

Avg Salary

$112,412

Median

$106,323

Total Payroll

$6.5M

2007+38.1% headcount

Employees

29

Avg Salary

$120,155

Median

$115,693

Total Payroll

$3.5M

2006+16.7% headcount

Employees

21

Avg Salary

$115,221

Median

$112,730

Total Payroll

$2.4M

2005+28.6% headcount

Employees

18

Avg Salary

$116,325

Median

$114,398

Total Payroll

$2.1M

2004-12.5% headcount

Employees

14

Avg Salary

$121,557

Median

$118,412

Total Payroll

$1.7M

2003-5.9% headcount

Employees

16

Avg Salary

$123,695

Median

$116,149

Total Payroll

$2.0M

2002+142.9% headcount

Employees

17

Avg Salary

$120,193

Median

$111,888

Total Payroll

$2.0M

2001+16.7% headcount

Employees

7

Avg Salary

$115,054

Median

$110,150

Total Payroll

$805K

2000+200.0% headcount

Employees

6

Avg Salary

$120,240

Median

$119,485

Total Payroll

$721K

1999+0.0% headcount

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$103,653

Median

$103,653

Total Payroll

$207K

1998

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$135,175

Median

$135,175

Total Payroll

$270K

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.