City of Belleville

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 229 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

229

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$32.2M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$139,826

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$133,841

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at City of Belleville in 2025?

Sean Allair, Platoon Chief, was paid $341,930 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 229 City of Belleville employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $133,841.

How has City of Belleville's Sunshine List changed?

City of Belleville listed 1 people in 1998 and 229 in 2025 — 229× as many; payroll on the list went from $104K to $32.2M, and the median salary moved from $103,890 to $133,841.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 28 yearly values of median salary, from $103,890 in 1998 to $133,841 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199820042010201320192025
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

#1Sean Allair
$341,930
Platoon Chief
#2Murray Rodd
$265,736
Police Chief
#3Kyle Christopher
$264,593
Deputy Fire Chief
#4Matthew Macdonald
$254,594
Chief Administrative Officer
#5Marie Doherty
$230,165
Director People and Corporate Services
#6Sheri Meeks
$222,183
Deputy Chief of Police
#7Michael Bustos
$218,574
Platoon Chief
#8Gregory Emm
$203,118
Captain
#9Stephen Ashton
$198,204
Director, Engineering and Development Services
#10Peter Huffman
$198,178
Captain
#11Michael Macdonald
$192,322
Platoon Chief
#12Benjamin Whiten
$191,981
Captain
#13Daniel Smith
$191,420
Director, Fire and Emergency Services Fire Chief
#14Brandon Ferguson
$191,337
Director Of Finance/City Treasurer
#15Rene Aubertin
$190,922
Inspector II
#16Charles Pigden
$190,459
Captain
#17Craig Gerow
$190,396
Platoon Chief
#18Shawn Waites
$186,818
Firefighter
#19Pellegrino Decola
$183,941
Director, Environmental Services
#20Joseph Reid
$183,520
Director, Transportation and Operations
#21Mark Shannon
$182,676
Deputy Fire Chief
#22Steve Parks
$179,835
Captain
#23Joshua Pearsall
$179,625
Firefighter
#24John Sucee
$179,047
Captain
#25Ryan Turcotte
$178,833
Captain

See all 229 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

Kyle Christopher at City Of Belleville had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $178,024 to $263,390, up 48.0%.

Kyle Christopher+48.0%
Deputy Fire Chief
$178,024 → $263,390
Ryan Turcotte+49.4%
Captain
$118,943 → $177,691
Gregory Emm+35.4%
Captain
$149,090 → $201,896
Shawn Waites+28.4%
Firefighter
$144,688 → $185,811
Patrick Foran+35.6%
Firefighter
$112,983 → $153,183

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.

62 people were new to City of Belleville's list in 2025; 94 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at City of Belleville →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people