City of Barrie

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 817 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

817

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$109.7M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$133,419

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$129,916

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at City of Barrie in 2025?

Michael Prowse, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $349,194 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 817 City of Barrie employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $129,916.

How has City of Barrie's Sunshine List changed?

City of Barrie listed 1 people in 1998 and 817 in 2025 — 817× as many; payroll on the list went from $108K to $109.7M, and the median salary moved from $107,698 to $129,916.

How many City of Barrie employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 27 yearly values of median salary, from $107,698 in 1998 to $129,916 in 2025. No data for 1999.$100K$110K$120K$130K199820042010201320192025
Median salary, 1998–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Employees
2025

#1Michael Prowse
$349,194
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Richard Johnston
$338,256
Police Chief
#3Robert Burke
$281,176
Deputy Chief of Police – Barrie Police
#4Balakumar Araniyasundaran
$255,405
General Manager of Infrastructure and Growth Management
#5Rebecca James-Reid
$254,218
General Manager of Access Barrie
#6Christopher Grexton
$239,525
Manager of Policy and Continuous Improvement
#7Jeffrey Schmidt
$234,568
General Manager of Community and Corporate Services
#8Kevin White
$231,591
Director of Emergency Services – Fire Chief
#9Ingrid Peters
$230,763
Director of Legal Services
#10Michelle Banfield
$221,248
Executive Director of Development Service
#11Carl Moore
$217,600
Inspector – Barrie Police
#12Valarie Gates
$215,660
Inspector – Barrie Police
#13Peter Dewsnap
$215,222
Inspector – Barrie Police
#14Patrick Brouillard
$214,678
Inspector – Barrie Police
#15Todd Byers
$214,651
Platoon Chief
#16Stephannie Schlichter
$209,348
Director of Economic and Creative Development
#17Eric Macfadden
$208,919
Deputy Fire Chief, Operations and Professional Standards
#18Tony Farrell
$208,398
Platoon Chief
#19Wendy Cooke
$207,143
Director of Legislative and Court Services
#20Christine Gianino
$206,248
Director of Human Resources
#21Justin Gilbert
$206,098
Deputy Fire Chief, Manager of Communications, Education and Prevention
#22Sarah Macgregor
$205,869
Director of Internal Audit
#23Rick Pews
$204,850
Director of Corporate Facilities
#24John-Paul Brooks
$203,881
Staff Sergeant – Barrie Police
#25Thierry Rayaisse
$203,146
Chief Investment Officer

See all 817 employees in 2025 →

Download CSV (2025) →Released by the Government of Ontario under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. Compiled by SunshineList.

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Christopher Grexton at City Of Barrie had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $129,838 to $238,719, up 83.9%.

Christopher Grexton+83.9%
Manager of Policy and Continuous Improvement
$129,838 → $238,719
Thierry Rayaisse+43.2%
Chief Investment Officer
$141,397 → $202,426
Kelly Oakley+23.1%
Director of Boundary Adjustment Team
$163,484 → $201,252
Terrance Cuff+22.8%
Sergeant – Barrie Police
$160,640 → $197,334
John-Paul Brooks+21.9%
Staff Sergeant – Barrie Police
$166,676 → $203,199

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

136 people were new to City of Barrie's list in 2025; 53 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at City of Barrie →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people