City of London

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2015

Salary Name Position
$111,822.27
earned in 2014 		Gowyn Wilcox Senior Qualified Firefighter
City of London
$149,736.01
earned in 2014 		Grant Hopcroft Managing Director, Intergovernmental Affairs
City of London
$129,433.74
earned in 2014 		Gregg Barrett Manager, Long Range Planning and Research
City of London
$113,706.56
earned in 2014 		Gregory Allan Bennell Captain
City of London
$103,204.46
earned in 2014 		Gregory Tomczyk Senior Qualified Firefighter
City of London
$104,318.48
earned in 2014 		Gwen Francis Manager, Finance and Planning Fire Services
City of London
$107,950.60
earned in 2014 		Heather Stewart Fire Apparatus Operator
City of London
$119,530.06
earned in 2014 		Ian Collins Senior, Financial Business Administrator
City of London
$107,082.71
earned in 2014 		Ian Gibb Manager, Children's Services
City of London
$158,097.92
earned in 2014 		Ian Mackay Division Manager, Technology Services
City of London
$142,116.11
earned in 2014 		Ida Piroli Communication Operator
City of London
$116,432.88
earned in 2014 		I. Scott Turnbull Captain
City of London
$105,371.84
earned in 2014 		Ismail Abushehada Manager, Development Engineering
City of London
$117,986.41
earned in 2014 		James Allan Stockdale Captain
City of London
$100,866.47
earned in 2014 		James Edmunds Manager, Customer Service and Assessment
City of London
$111,784.40
earned in 2014 		James Ferraro Fire Apparatus Operator
City of London
$135,868.02
earned in 2014 		James F. Holmes Platoon Chief
City of London
$115,653.38
earned in 2014 		James Foster Senior Qualified Firefighter
City of London
$114,666.70
earned in 2014 		James Patrick Britton Captain
City of London
$188,866.13
earned in 2014 		James P. Barber Managing Director Corporate Services and City Solicitor
City of London
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Published March 2015

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2015

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in City of London, including:

  • Top Salaries at City of London in the 2015 Sunshine List
  • Arthur Zuidema
    City Manager
    $233,189.78
  • John Kobarda
    Fire Chief
    $199,282.92
  • Martin Philip Hayward
    Managing Director Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer
    $196,472.87
  • James P. Barber
    Managing Director Corporate Services and City Solicitor
    $188,866.13
  • Veronica Mcalea Major
    Managing Director, Corporate Services and Chief Human Resources Officer
    $188,307.97

2015 Ontario Sunshine List: City of London Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, City of London's 406 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $47,087,657.68 in 2014.

At the top of the City of London Sunshine List

Topping the list for the City of London was City Manager Arthur Zuidema, who brought home $233,189.78 in 2014.

Following Arthur Zuidema was Fire Chief John Kobarda, with annual earnings of $199,282.92. Managing Director Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer Martin Philip Hayward made $196,472.87, Managing Director Corporate Services and City Solicitor James P. Barber made $188,866.13, and Managing Director, Corporate Services and Chief Human Resources Officer Veronica Mcalea Major round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $188,307.97 for the City of London 2015 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2014, 153 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 233 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 19 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the City of London.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 153 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 233 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 19 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1 employee made between $200,000 to $250,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2015 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2015 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2015 Employers List.