Public sector salaries in Peterborough
1,891 people at 4 public employers based in Peterborough were paid $100,000 or more in 2025.
Everyone in Peterborough, 2025
The 25 highest paid, then everyone at the employers based in Peterborough, 200 at a time.
Employers based in Peterborough
Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Trent University
City Of Peterborough
Sir Sandford Fleming Of Applied Arts and Technology
Most common jobs
People with each title, 2025.
By sector
| Sector | People | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 736 | 1 |
| Universities | 454 | 1 |
| Municipalities & Services | 451 | 1 |
| Colleges | 250 | 1 |
People on the list by year
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | 36 |
| 1999 | 49 |
| 2000 | 49 |
| 2001 | 45 |
| 2002 | 70 |
| 2003 | 113 |
| 2004 | 131 |
| 2005 | 180 |
| 2006 | 191 |
| 2007 | 203 |
| 2008 | 252 |
| 2009 | 302 |
| 2010 | 305 |
| 2011 | 337 |
| 2012 | 401 |
| 2013 | 390 |
| 2014 | 446 |
| 2015 | 585 |
| 2016 | 516 |
| 2017 | 630 |
| 2018 | 823 |
| 2019 | 856 |
| 2020 | 1,057 |
| 2021 | 1,061 |
| 2022 | 1,195 |
| 2023 | 1,587 |
| 2024 | 1,734 |
| 2025 | 1,891 |
Median salary by year
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| Year | Peterborough | Ontario |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $103,368 | $113,423 |
| 1997 | $113,833 | |
| 1998 | $102,499 | $112,006 |
| 1999 | $105,340 | $112,914 |
| 2000 | $104,511 | $113,847 |
| 2001 | $106,606 | $115,801 |
| 2002 | $109,782 | $116,976 |
| 2003 | $114,158 | $115,350 |
| 2004 | $114,057 | $115,563 |
| 2005 | $119,609 | $115,652 |
| 2006 | $122,533 | $116,135 |
| 2007 | $121,955 | $115,813 |
| 2008 | $121,519 | $115,001 |
| 2009 | $120,340 | $115,274 |
| 2010 | $121,242 | $115,250 |
| 2011 | $119,147 | $115,352 |
| 2012 | $119,443 | $115,302 |
| 2013 | $120,929 | $115,414 |
| 2014 | $121,683 | $115,782 |
| 2015 | $118,555 | $115,332 |
| 2016 | $120,159 | $115,440 |
| 2017 | $117,093 | $115,881 |
| 2018 | $113,808 | $115,487 |
| 2019 | $114,622 | $115,284 |
| 2020 | $116,542 | $113,876 |
| 2021 | $116,548 | $111,295 |
| 2022 | $116,823 | $112,439 |
| 2023 | $121,206 | $115,292 |
| 2024 | $121,926 | $125,365 |
| 2025 | $124,899 | $122,262 |
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Questions and answers
How many public employees in Peterborough are paid $100,000 or more?
1,891 people at 4 employers based in Peterborough were on the 2025 list, +9.1% on 2024.
What is the median public sector salary in Peterborough?
$124,899 among the people on the 2025 list at employers based in Peterborough, against $122,262 for all of Ontario.
Who is the highest-paid public employee in Peterborough?
In 2025, Maureen Adamson, President at Sir Sandford Fleming Of Applied Arts and Technology, with a salary of $512,428.
Which employer in Peterborough has the most people on the list?
Peterborough Regional Health Centre, with 736 people in 2025.
Which employers count as being in Peterborough?
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 Peterborough 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.