City of Guelph

Also filed as Corporation of the City of Guelph (1996).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 673 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

673

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$85.3M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$125,726

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$119,695

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at City of Guelph in 2025?

Tara Baker, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $287,546 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 673 City of Guelph employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $119,695.

How has City of Guelph's Sunshine List changed?

City of Guelph listed 1 people in 1996 and 673 in 2025 — 673× as many; payroll on the list went from $106K to $85.3M, and the median salary moved from $103,170 to $119,695.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of median salary, from $103,170 in 1996 to $119,695 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K199620022008201320192025
Median salary, 1996–2025. 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

#1Tara Baker
$287,546
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Colleen Clack-Bush
$269,747
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Public Services
#3Jayne Holmes
$229,855
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Infrastructure Development Environment
#4Stephen Dewar
$216,709
General Manager Guelph Wellington Paramedic Service / Chief
#5Steven Goode
$215,265
General Manager Fire Services / Fire Chief
#6Terry Gayman
$214,451
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Infrastructure Development Environment
#7Krista Walkey
$210,781
General Manager Planning And Building Services
#8Dan Atkins
$209,483
Chief Executive Officer Guelph Public Library
#9Stephen O'Brien
$208,355
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Corporate Services
#10James Goodram
$208,305
General Manager Economic Development And Tourism
#11Douglas Godfrey
$205,271
General Manager Operations
#12Jennifer Charles
$202,038
General Manager Legal And Court Services / City Solicitor
#13Jodie Sales
$201,100
General Manager Strategic Initiatives And Intergovernmental Services
#14Nectar Tampacopoulos
$200,213
General Manager Environmental Services
#15Gene Matthews
$198,747
General Manager Parks
#16Colin Hunter
$197,450
Platoon Chief
#17Danna Kustra
$188,862
General Manager Culture And Recreation
#18Shanna O'Dwyer
$188,231
General Manager Finance/ City Treasurer/ Chief Financial Officer
#19Leanne Swantko
$183,723
Deputy Chief Guelph Wellington Paramedic Service
#20Tim Robertson
$181,439
Division Manager Wastewater Services
#21Josh Van Duzer
$179,994
Platoon Chief In Training
#22Adam Fischer
$179,646
General Manager Information Technology
#23Jeremy Laur
$175,736
Chief Building Official
#24Mike Mccrone
$175,025
Platoon Chief
#25Loren Pender
$174,689
Platoon Chief

See all 673 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

Tara Baker at City Of Guelph had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $218,569 to $275,721, up 26.1%.

Tara Baker+26.1%
Chief Administrative Officer
$218,569 → $275,721
Monica Silva+28.0%
Manager Corporate Asset Management
$124,119 → $158,916
John Hughes+31.9%
Primary Care Paramedic
$102,491 → $135,154
Anthony Glenn Marcus+20.4%
General Manager Guelph Transit
$141,974 → $170,899
Katie Nasswetter+24.4%
Manager Site Development
$114,115 → $141,947

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.

137 people were new to City of Guelph's list in 2025; 49 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at City of Guelph →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people