Public sector salaries in Cornwall
582 people at 3 public employers based in Cornwall were paid $100,000 or more in 2025.
Everyone in Cornwall, 2025
The 25 highest paid, then everyone at the employers based in Cornwall, 200 at a time.
Employers based in Cornwall
Cornwall Community Hospital
City Of Cornwall
City Of Cornwall – Police Services
Most common jobs
People with each title, 2025.
By sector
| Sector | People | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 304 | 1 |
| Municipalities & Services | 278 | 2 |
People on the list by year
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 19 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 32 |
| 2007 | 40 |
| 2008 | 89 |
| 2009 | 122 |
| 2010 | 86 |
| 2011 | 45 |
| 2012 | 79 |
| 2013 | 100 |
| 2014 | 185 |
| 2015 | 171 |
| 2016 | 256 |
| 2017 | 203 |
| 2018 | 213 |
| 2019 | 253 |
| 2020 | 310 |
| 2021 | 294 |
| 2022 | 349 |
| 2023 | 210 |
| 2024 | 545 |
| 2025 | 582 |
Median salary by year
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| Year | Cornwall | Ontario |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $113,423 | |
| 1997 | $113,833 | |
| 1998 | $109,705 | $112,006 |
| 1999 | $131,851 | $112,914 |
| 2000 | $125,100 | $113,847 |
| 2001 | $106,766 | $115,801 |
| 2002 | $110,027 | $116,976 |
| 2003 | $146,686 | $115,350 |
| 2004 | $143,978 | $115,563 |
| 2005 | $108,600 | $115,652 |
| 2006 | $112,643 | $116,135 |
| 2007 | $113,978 | $115,813 |
| 2008 | $111,758 | $115,001 |
| 2009 | $112,060 | $115,274 |
| 2010 | $112,633 | $115,250 |
| 2011 | $110,849 | $115,352 |
| 2012 | $111,999 | $115,302 |
| 2013 | $116,075 | $115,414 |
| 2014 | $112,423 | $115,782 |
| 2015 | $110,721 | $115,332 |
| 2016 | $111,842 | $115,440 |
| 2017 | $110,305 | $115,881 |
| 2018 | $112,300 | $115,487 |
| 2019 | $113,860 | $115,284 |
| 2020 | $113,031 | $113,876 |
| 2021 | $115,414 | $111,295 |
| 2022 | $115,559 | $112,439 |
| 2023 | $124,083 | $115,292 |
| 2024 | $118,786 | $125,365 |
| 2025 | $120,406 | $122,262 |
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Questions and answers
How many public employees in Cornwall are paid $100,000 or more?
582 people at 3 employers based in Cornwall were on the 2025 list, +6.8% on 2024.
What is the median public sector salary in Cornwall?
$120,406 among the people on the 2025 list at employers based in Cornwall, against $122,262 for all of Ontario.
Who is the highest-paid public employee in Cornwall?
In 2025, Jeanette Despatie, Chief Executive Officer/Directrice générale at Cornwall Community Hospital, with a salary of $374,034.
Which employer in Cornwall has the most people on the list?
Cornwall Community Hospital, with 304 people in 2025.
Which employers count as being in Cornwall?
Those placed in this city by their name, by where their schools or hospital sites are, or by their main campus. Province-wide employers are not placed, so people who live or work in Cornwall for a ministry, Ontario Power Generation or the OPP are not counted here.
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.