City of Kingston

Also filed as Corporation of the City of Kingston (2006).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 415 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

415

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$53.0M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$126,690

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$120,876

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at City of Kingston in 2025?

Lanie Hurdle, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $321,661 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 415 City of Kingston employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $120,876.

How has City of Kingston's Sunshine List changed?

City of Kingston listed 1 people in 1997 and 415 in 2025 — 415× as many; payroll on the list went from $119K to $53.0M, and the median salary moved from $115,000 to $120,876.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 29 yearly values of median salary, from $115,000 in 1997 to $120,876 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K199720032009201320192025
Median salary, 1997–2025. 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

#1Lanie Hurdle
$321,661
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Paige Agnew
$230,995
Commissioner, Growth and Development Services
#3Neil Carbone
$229,143
Commissioner, Corporate and Emergency Services
#4Desiree Kennedy
$222,021
Chief Financial Officer and City Treasurer
#5Jennifer Campbell
$221,443
Commissioner, Community Services
#6Ian Semple
$204,616
Commissioner, Transportation and Infrastructure Services
#7Casie Keyes
$198,379
Administrator, Rideaucrest Home
#8Tim Park
$191,376
Director, Planning Services
#9Deanne Roberge
$191,330
Director, Human Resources and Organization Development
#10James Hodgins
$188,466
Captain, Fire
#11Jeffrey Seymour
$186,788
Captain, Fire
#12Scott Patterson
$186,708
Platoon Chief
#13David Stevenson
$184,895
Captain, Fire
#14Brandon Forrest
$183,900
Director, Business, Real Estate and Environment
#15Lana Foulds
$183,900
Director, Financial Services
#16Speros Kanellos
$183,900
Director, Facilities Management and Construction
#17Mark Van Buren
$183,900
Deputy Commissioner, Major Projects
#18Kevin Donaldson
$183,504
Acting Chief, Fire
#19Donald Carter
$180,566
Deputy Chief, Fire
#20Jeffrey Olejnik
$179,714
Captain, Fire
#21Jeff Collett
$178,899
Platoon Chief
#22Brad Dowdell
$178,094
Captain, Fire
#23Michael Keiley
$176,390
Platoon Chief
#24Karen Santucci
$176,293
Director, Public Works and Solid Waste
#25Jayne Beggan-Hartley
$170,216
Director, Housing and Social Services

See all 415 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

Robin Smith at City Of Kingston had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $105,750 to $142,232, up 34.5%.

Robin Smith+34.5%
Assistant Supervisor, Fleet
$105,750 → $142,232
Jeffrey Seymour+22.5%
Captain, Fire
$151,527 → $185,673
Ian Semple+13.6%
Commissioner, Transportation and Infrastructure Services
$178,664 → $202,875
Mike Laughlin+19.3%
Firefighter
$121,929 → $145,445
Kyle Anderson+16.8%
Firefighter
$127,388 → $148,752

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.

110 people were new to City of Kingston's list in 2025; 24 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at City of Kingston →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people