City of Guelph – Guelph Police Service

Also filed as Guelph Police Service (2015) and City of Guelph - Police Service (2007–2014).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 265 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

265

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$36.3M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$135,507

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$131,265

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at City of Guelph – Guelph Police Service in 2025?

Gordon Cobey, Chief of Police, was paid $318,304 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 265 City of Guelph – Guelph Police Service employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $131,265.

How has City of Guelph – Guelph Police Service's Sunshine List changed?

City of Guelph – Guelph Police Service listed 9 people in 2004 and 265 in 2025 — 29× as many; payroll on the list went from $1.0M to $36.3M, and the median salary moved from $103,787 to $131,265.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 21 yearly values of median salary, from $103,787 in 2004 to $131,265 in 2025. No data for 2006.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200420092013201620212025
Median salary, 2004–2025. 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

#1Gordon Cobey
$318,304
Chief of Police
#2Daryl Goetz
$292,978
Deputy Chief – Administration
#3Michael Davis
$271,182
Police Inspector
#4Stephen Gill
$255,995
Deputy Chief – Operations
#5David Caron
$246,758
Police Staff Sergeant
#6Judith Sidlofsky Stoffman
$240,641
General Counsel
#7Andrew Goody
$192,118
Police Inspector
#8Jeimy Karavelus
$191,891
Police Inspector
#9Bakir Medencevic
$191,611
Police Constable
#10Andrea Ninacs
$191,380
Police Inspector
#11David Doxey
$191,256
Police Inspector
#12Ian Smith
$189,554
Police Sergeant
#13Melanie Clark
$186,792
Police Staff Sergeant
#14Michael Tovell
$184,659
Police Staff Sergeant
#15Scott Grover
$184,404
Police Inspector
#16Earl Layne
$184,140
Police Sergeant
#17Jason Hall
$181,729
Police Constable
#18Kelley Mckeown
$178,875
Human Resources and Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness Manager
#19Jason Guardiero
$175,797
Police Staff Sergeant
#20Benjamin Bair
$174,647
Police Staff Sergeant
#21Jonathan Green
$174,090
Information System Services Manager
#22Philip Perrins
$172,210
Police Staff Sergeant
#23Tina Ryan
$171,442
Police Staff Sergeant
#24Jagdeep Atwal
$171,227
Police Constable
#25Ralph Neumann
$168,787
Police Staff Sergeant

See all 265 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

Michael Davis at City Of Guelph – Guelph Police Service had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $187,066 to $270,033, up 44.4%.

Michael Davis+44.4%
Police Inspector
$187,066 → $270,033
Earl Layne+29.4%
Police Sergeant
$139,748 → $180,785
Bakir Medencevic+20.9%
Police Constable
$157,633 → $190,642
Trevor Hern+22.5%
Police Sergeant
$123,771 → $151,659
James Perdicaris+22.7%
Police Constable
$119,627 → $146,840

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.

47 people were new to City of Guelph – Guelph Police Service's list in 2025; 11 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at City of Guelph – Guelph Police Service →

By Year
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Top Positions
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