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City Clerk salary in Ontario

26 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $137,486 and $189,183.

Median salary
$163,697
+8.5% vs 2024
People on the list
26
Middle half
$137K–$189K
Highest
$305,061

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003$110,298
2004$111,681
2005$116,395
2006$122,552
2007$121,131
2008$121,409
2009$113,263
2010$117,736
2011$123,443
2012$121,339
2013$127,172
2014$125,007
2015$125,048
2016$124,159
2017$130,019
2018$126,644
2019$131,753
2020$135,851
2021$139,313
2022$145,922
2023$143,156
2024$150,866
2025$163,697

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K3
$125K–$150K9
$150K–$200K10
$200K–$300K3
$300K or more1

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1John D ElvidgeCity Of Toronto$305,061$5,277+$25,366 (+9.1%)
2Diana RusnovCity Of Mississauga$245,354$796+$19,208 (+8.5%)
3Todd ColesCity Of Vaughan$224,915$808−$11,024 (−4.7%)
4Steven VlachodimosCity Of Windsor$216,409$1,717+$18,945 (+9.6%)
5Matthew TrennumCity Of Hamilton$198,594$2,233
6Michael SchulthessCity Of London$191,250$8,521−$2,944 (−1.5%)
7Caitlin Salter-MacdonaldCity Of Ottawa$189,183$3,431+$18,372 (+10.8%)
8Mary (Genevieve) ScharbackCity Of Brampton$186,565$20,127new
9John KennedyCity Of Peterborough$185,610$1,015+$12,313 (+7.1%)
10Rachel TyczinskiCity Of Sault Ste. Marie$178,834$1,524+$11,380 (+6.8%)
11Susan CasselCity Of Pickering$171,697$1,263+$8,707 (+5.3%)
12Cathie RitchieCity Of Kawartha Lakes$170,625$677+$9,788 (+6.1%)
13Natalie BrayCity Of Elliot Lake$164,828$1,220+$10,580 (+6.9%)
14Amy BurkhartCity Of Sarnia$162,567$1,443+$4,999 (+3.2%)
15Karen McisaacThe Corporation of the City of North Bay$149,650$1,362+$7,074 (+5.0%)
16William MatsonCity Of Niagara Falls$148,458$519+$4,293 (+3.0%)
17Doug IrwinCity Of Belleville$144,458$1,093new
18Janet JaynesCity Of Kingston$142,466$1,226+$6,971 (+5.1%)
19Briana BloomfieldCity Of Owen Sound$141,554$791+$9,706 (+7.4%)
20Nicholas DebonoCity Of Thorold$137,486$914+$31,698 (+30.0%)
21Jennifer ShawCity Of Cambridge$136,800$850+$14,066 (+11.5%)
22Tatiana DafoeCity Of Stratford$134,429$1,077+$7,255 (+5.7%)
23Monique OuelletCity Of Clarence-Rockland$126,828$695−$1,439 (−1.1%)
24Allyson EulerCity Of Dryden$113,812$1,526+$5,376 (+5.0%)
25Sheena EarlCity Of Brockville$113,715$1,107+$2,960 (+2.7%)
26Denise Labelle-GelinasCity Of Cornwall$107,952$0new

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a City Clerk in Ontario’s public sector?

$163,697 among the 26 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.

How much do most people with the title City Clerk on the list earn?

Half were paid between $137,486 and $189,183 in 2025; the highest salary was $305,061.

Which employer has the most people with the title City Clerk?

City Of Belleville, with 1 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title City Clerk are on the list?

26 in 2025, up from 7 in 2003.

What share of people with the title City Clerk are paid $150,000 or more?

54% of those on the 2025 list (14 people), and 15% $200,000 or more (4).

How does City Clerk pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $163,697, is 33.9% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

Has City Clerk pay gone up?

The median rose 8.5% from 2024 ($150,866) to 2025. In 2003 it was $110,298.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

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.