Lori Watson
Director Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities at Regional Municipality Of Niagara. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $187,195.36
- Taxable benefits
- $852.39
- Total disclosed
- $188,047.75
Change from 2024: +$15,507 (+9.0%)17years on
the list
Among 904 people at Regional Municipality Of Niagara in 2025
30th highest paid. Their median: $121,321.
Paid more than 92% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $103,307 |
| 2010 | $112,382 |
| 2011 | $100,100 |
| 2012 | $103,523 |
| 2013 | $102,980 |
| 2014 | $105,812 |
| 2015 | $105,251 |
| 2016 | $109,262 |
| 2017 | $125,013 |
| 2018 | $128,625 |
| 2019 | $135,636 |
| 2020 | $146,830 |
| 2021 | $148,872 |
| 2022 | $159,620 |
| 2023 | $174,988 |
| 2024 | $171,688 |
| 2025 | $187,195 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities | $187,195 | $852 | +$15,507 |
| 2024 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities | $171,688 | $727 | −$3,300 |
| 2023 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities | $174,988 | $376 | +$15,368 |
| 2022 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities | $159,620 | $297 | +$10,748 |
| 2021 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities | $148,872 | $300 | +$2,042 |
| 2020 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities | $146,830 | $408 | +$11,194 |
| 2019 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities | $135,636 | $731 | +$7,012 |
| 2018 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance and Employment Operations | $128,625 | $816 | +$3,612 |
| 2017 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities | $125,013 | $711 | +$15,751 |
| 2016 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance end Employment Opportunities | $109,262 | $447 | +$4,011 |
| 2015 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraManager Community Services | $105,251 | $328 | −$561 |
| 2014 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraManager Community Services | $105,812 | $337 | +$2,832 |
| 2013 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraManager Community Services | $102,980 | $332 | −$543 |
| 2012 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraManager Community Services | $103,523 | $312 | +$3,423 |
| 2011 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraManager Community Services | $100,100 | $239 | −$12,282 |
| 2010 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraManager Community Services | $112,382 | $181 | +$9,075 |
| 2009 | Regional Municipality Of NiagaraDirector Social Assistance & Employment Opportunities | $103,307 | $167 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Lori Watson on the disclosure list?
Regional Municipality Of Niagara paid Lori Watson $187,195 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
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
What do the comparisons mean?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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