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Manager of Public Works salary in Ontario

27 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $117,889 and $144,697.

Median salary
$123,704
+2.4% vs 2024
People on the list
27
Middle half
$118K–$145K
Highest
$162,961

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
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2014$107,209
2015
2016$108,127
2017$113,883
2018$111,228
2019$111,780
2020$116,366
2021$109,524
2022$116,092
2023$117,234
2024$120,783
2025$123,704

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K14
$125K–$150K9
$150K–$200K4
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Grose JamesTownship Of Mapleton$162,961$1,099new
2Mattheson DelineCounty Of Lambton$159,772$1,300new
3Adam TobinTownship Of Selwyn$158,562$4,833
4David KesterMunicipality Of Bluewater$150,059$499+$2,830 (+1.9%)
5Richard SparhamTown Of Tillsonburg$148,251$962+$10,618 (+7.7%)
6Ray ChamberlainCity Of Welland$148,013$820+$18,691 (+14.5%)
7Ken BrownMunicipality Of Leamington$144,697$876new
8Ryan CookTown Of Pelham$138,833$949+$10,257 (+8.0%)
9Scott McleodMunicipality Of Arran-Elderslie$135,107$979+$20,332 (+17.7%)
10Mauro CastrilliMunicipality Of Southwest Middlesex$134,854$4,246+$9,921 (+7.9%)
11Jeremy WitzelCity Of Stratford$128,973$2,824+$12,612 (+10.8%)
12Jacob CollingsTownship Of Perth East$126,624$775new
13John KolbTownship Of Essa$126,394$335+$6,993 (+5.9%)
14Roberto FrascaTownship Of Scugog$123,704$1,508−$859 (−0.7%)
15Jeffery WaldonTownship Of Asphodel–Norwood$123,577$4,464new
16David KleineTownship Of Wilmot$122,705$305+$14,251 (+13.1%)
17Tim SopkoweTownship Of Muskoka Lakes$122,111$2,843+$6,397 (+5.5%)
18Walter EasterTownship Of Strathroy-Caradoc$120,806$1,331+$13,364 (+12.4%)
19Peter LauesenTownship Of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen$119,969$1,161+$1,052 (+0.9%)
20Guillaume BoudriasCity Of Clarence-Rockland$119,431$695−$1,139 (−0.9%)
21Lane ClerouxTownship Of Whitewater Region$117,889$551+$8,503 (+7.8%)
22Peter EvansVillage Of Westport$115,777$1,306+$3,377 (+3.0%)
23Jason CondonTownship Of Douro-Dummer$115,585$1,011+$10,589 (+10.1%)
24Wayne WilliamsonTown Of Northeastern Manitoulin And The Islands$114,032$2,166+$9,844 (+9.4%)
25Jonathan StadigTownship Of Augusta$107,465$562+$4,475 (+4.3%)
26Michael DwyerTown Of Greater Napanee$105,412$818new
27Ryan ReidMunicipality Of Tweed$102,914$671new

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Manager of Public Works in Ontario’s public sector?

$123,704 among the 27 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 Manager of Public Works on the list earn?

Half were paid between $117,889 and $144,697 in 2025; the highest salary was $162,961.

Which employer has the most people with the title Manager of Public Works?

City Of Clarence-Rockland, with 1 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Manager of Public Works are on the list?

27 in 2025, up from 5 in 2014.

What share of people with the title Manager of Public Works are paid $150,000 or more?

15% of those on the 2025 list (4 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Manager of Public Works pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $123,704, is 1.2% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

Has Manager of Public Works pay gone up?

The median rose 2.4% from 2024 ($120,783) to 2025. In 2014 it was $107,209.

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.