Town Of Essex

2003–2025 · 242 total records

32 employees (2025)$124,436 avg salary$4.2M total payroll (2025)23 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Doug Sweet

Chief Administrative Officer

$232,590

2024

Doug Sweet

Chief Administrative Officer

$211,472

2023

Doug Sweet

Chief Administrative Officer

$200,251

2022

Katelyn Giurissevich

Director, Corporate Services/Treasurer/Chief Administrative Officer

$196,898

2025

Chris Nepszy

Chief Administrative Officer

$196,915

2020

Lori Chadwick

Director, Development Services

$186,264

2025

Lori Chadwick

Director, Development Services

$181,460

2024

Katelynn Giurissevich

Director, Corporate Services/Treasurer

$181,176

2024

Doug Sweet

Chief Administrative Officer

$180,263

2021

Donna Hunter

Chief Administrative Officer

$177,402

2018

Headcount & Salary Trends

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

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+18.5% headcount

Employees

32

Avg Salary

$132,672

Median

$134,338

Total Payroll

$4.2M

2024+28.6% headcount

Employees

27

Avg Salary

$136,028

Median

$134,913

Total Payroll

$3.7M

2023+16.7% headcount

Employees

21

Avg Salary

$125,959

Median

$118,910

Total Payroll

$2.6M

2022-14.3% headcount

Employees

18

Avg Salary

$127,392

Median

$118,184

Total Payroll

$2.3M

2021+5.0% headcount

Employees

21

Avg Salary

$123,397

Median

$118,516

Total Payroll

$2.6M

2020+33.3% headcount

Employees

20

Avg Salary

$124,293

Median

$120,237

Total Payroll

$2.5M

2019+15.4% headcount

Employees

15

Avg Salary

$120,321

Median

$114,726

Total Payroll

$1.8M

2018+18.2% headcount

Employees

13

Avg Salary

$123,863

Median

$117,396

Total Payroll

$1.6M

2017+22.2% headcount

Employees

11

Avg Salary

$124,590

Median

$117,067

Total Payroll

$1.4M

2016-10.0% headcount

Employees

9

Avg Salary

$118,851

Median

$111,356

Total Payroll

$1.1M

2015+25.0% headcount

Employees

10

Avg Salary

$116,910

Median

$111,892

Total Payroll

$1.2M

2014+166.7% headcount

Employees

8

Avg Salary

$115,950

Median

$117,400

Total Payroll

$928K

2013+0.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$117,031

Median

$117,909

Total Payroll

$351K

2012+0.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$129,241

Median

$123,651

Total Payroll

$388K

2011+0.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$121,368

Median

$123,178

Total Payroll

$364K

2010+50.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$118,578

Median

$120,756

Total Payroll

$356K

2009-75.0% headcount

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$118,434

Median

$118,434

Total Payroll

$237K

2008+100.0% headcount

Employees

8

Avg Salary

$111,297

Median

$108,406

Total Payroll

$890K

2007-33.3% headcount

Employees

4

Avg Salary

$113,429

Median

$114,946

Total Payroll

$454K

2006+500.0% headcount

Employees

6

Avg Salary

$110,026

Median

$102,646

Total Payroll

$660K

2005-50.0% headcount

Employees

1

Avg Salary

$105,955

Median

$105,955

Total Payroll

$106K

2004+0.0% headcount

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$103,945

Median

$103,945

Total Payroll

$208K

2003

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$107,181

Median

$107,181

Total Payroll

$214K

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.