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Public sector salaries in St. Catharines

1,031 people at 2 public employers based in St. Catharines were paid $100,000 or more in 2025.

People on the 2025 list
1,031
+8.8% vs 2024
Median salary
$153,986
+1.9% vs 2024
Total salaries
$168M
Employers
2

Everyone in St. Catharines, 2025

The 25 highest paid, then everyone at the employers based in St. Catharines, 200 at a time.

Top 25 of 1,031
#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Lesley Rigg GoldblumPresident and Vice-ChancellorBrock University$395,000$12,512+$17,636 (+4.7%)
2Dirk De ClercqProfessorBrock University$386,118$670−$11,128 (−2.8%)
3Martin KusyProfessorBrock University$353,951$0+$64,092 (+22.1%)
4Usman RajaAssociate DeanBrock University$301,471$1,073+$32,087 (+11.9%)
5Arja Vainio-MattilaProvost and Vice-President, AcademicBrock University$292,074$10,947+$174,121 (+147.6%)
6Walid Ben OmraneProfessorBrock University$287,853$670+$42,489 (+17.3%)
7David OakesChief Administrative OfficerCity Of St Catharines$283,015$7,136+$19,925 (+7.6%)
8Danny ChoProfessorBrock University$272,047$670−$3,648 (−1.3%)
9Sheng DengProfessor / ChairBrock University$270,064$670−$6,852 (−2.5%)
10Timothy KenyonVice-President, ResearchBrock University$268,973$537−$5,074 (−1.9%)
11Anna LathropSpecial Advisor and Acting Vice-Provost, Teaching and LearningBrock University$267,889$537+$23,246 (+9.5%)
12Joseph KushnerProfessorBrock University$266,460$0+$29,809 (+12.6%)
13Viswanathan KumarProfessorBrock University$266,420$670+$2,028 (+0.8%)
14Andrew GaudesProfessorBrock University$265,452$670+$10,159 (+4.0%)
15Anteneh W. AyansoProfessor / ChairBrock University$265,266$670−$13,577 (−4.9%)
16Jingyu LiAssociate DeanBrock University$264,790$670−$23,860 (−8.3%)
17Michael WinterProfessorBrock University$264,405$1,073+$49,661 (+23.1%)
18Hemantha HerathProfessorBrock University$262,259$670−$3,121 (−1.2%)
19Mohamed AyadiProfessorBrock University$261,652$1,073−$10,550 (−3.9%)
20Tomson OgwangProfessorBrock University$261,230$670+$11,654 (+4.7%)
21Barbara SaintyProfessorBrock University$261,203$1,073−$17,975 (−6.4%)
22Barry WrightDean, Goodman School of BusinessBrock University$260,651$537−$6,975 (−2.6%)
23Samir TrabelsiProfessorBrock University$260,533$670−$3,175 (−1.2%)
24Robert L. WelchProfessorBrock University$260,250$670+$9,995 (+4.0%)
25Scott JohnstoneVice-President, Administration and ServicesBrock University$258,702$537+$67,087 (+35.0%)

Employers based in St. Catharines

Most common jobs

People with each title, 2025.

By sector

SectorPeopleEmployers
Universities7261
Municipalities & Services3051

People on the list by year

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YearValue
199618
19971
199825
199933
200040
200161
200288
2003127
2004158
2005196
2006222
2007310
2008351
2009526
2010520
2011570
2012607
2013633
2014701
2015722
2016781
2017739
2018768
2019773
2020791
2021813
2022860
2023872
2024948
20251,031

Median salary by year

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YearSt. CatharinesOntario
1996$105,483$113,423
1997$113,103$113,833
1998$105,792$112,006
1999$109,112$112,914
2000$106,258$113,847
2001$108,808$115,801
2002$109,838$116,976
2003$113,586$115,350
2004$115,789$115,563
2005$117,430$115,652
2006$118,841$116,135
2007$126,818$115,813
2008$124,809$115,001
2009$124,607$115,274
2010$125,059$115,250
2011$126,649$115,352
2012$126,776$115,302
2013$129,772$115,414
2014$130,663$115,782
2015$133,137$115,332
2016$135,698$115,440
2017$139,255$115,881
2018$142,706$115,487
2019$145,200$115,284
2020$145,181$113,876
2021$147,520$111,295
2022$151,282$112,439
2023$152,195$115,292
2024$151,159$125,365
2025$153,986$122,262

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Questions and answers

How many public employees in St. Catharines are paid $100,000 or more?

1,031 people at 2 employers based in St. Catharines were on the 2025 list, +8.8% on 2024.

What is the median public sector salary in St. Catharines?

$153,986 among the people on the 2025 list at employers based in St. Catharines, against $122,262 for all of Ontario.

Who is the highest-paid public employee in St. Catharines?

In 2025, Lesley Rigg Goldblum, President and Vice-Chancellor at Brock University, with a salary of $395,000.

Which employer in St. Catharines has the most people on the list?

Brock University, with 726 people in 2025.

Which employers count as being in St. Catharines?

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 St. Catharines 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.