City of London

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

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 831 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

831

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$109.0M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$129,737

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$123,524

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at City of London in 2025?

Sandra Elaine Datars Bere, City Manager, was paid $315,186 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 831 City of London employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $123,524.

How has City of London's Sunshine List changed?

City of London listed 7 people in 1996 and 831 in 2025 — 119× as many; payroll on the list went from $812K to $109.0M, and the median salary moved from $111,282 to $123,524.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of median salary, from $111,282 in 1996 to $123,524 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199620022008201320192025
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

#1Sandra Elaine Datars Bere
$315,186
City Manager
#2Lori Ann Hamer
$257,068
Fire Chief
#3Scott Gerald Mathers
$242,587
Deputy City Manager, Housing and Community Growth
#4Anna Lisa Barbon
$239,739
Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports
#5Kelly Joanne Scherr
$238,989
Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure
#6Cheryl Elizabeth Smith
$238,531
Deputy City Manager, Neighbourhood and Community-Wide Services
#7Kevin Dickins
$230,069
Deputy City Manager, Social and Health Development
#8John David Paradis
$221,384
Deputy City Manager, Enterprise Supports
#9Mathew Daley
$220,304
Director, Information Technology Services
#10Jay Stanford
$219,467
Director, Climate Change, Environment and Waste Management
#11Tara Pollitt
$214,400
Deputy City Manager, Legal Services
#12Gary J. Bridge
$212,088
Deputy Fire Chief, Operations
#13Jennie A Dann
$211,276
Director, Construction and Infrastructure Services
#14Matthew Hepditch
$208,749
Deputy Fire Chief, Prevention and Public Education
#15Alan Wayne Hunt
$207,977
Deputy Fire Chief, Communications and Training
#16Alan Shaw
$203,489
Director, Building and Chief Building Official
#17Paul Ladouceur
$203,393
Director, Emergency Management and Security Services
#18Kenneth Paul Yeoman
$202,770
Director, Parks and Forestry
#19Doug Macrae
$202,277
Director, Transportation and Mobility
#20Andrew James Henry
$200,777
Director, Regional Water Supply
#21Colin Shewell
$200,456
Platoon Chief Manager
#22Michael Schulthess
$199,771
City Clerk
#23Gary Mosburger
$197,542
Platoon Chief Manager
#24Jon-Paul Joseph Mcgonigle
$197,088
Director, Recreation and Sport
#25Moira Barnes
$196,722
Director, Human Resources

See all 831 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

Sandra Elaine Datars Bere at City Of London had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $173,026 to $305,012, up 76.3%.

Sandra Elaine Datars Bere+76.3%
City Manager
$173,026 → $305,012
Scott Oldham+44.4%
Manager, Administration and Divisional Support
$134,041 → $193,616
James Doyle+38.8%
Assistant Director of Training
$103,764 → $144,003
Shane Robert Ross+36.3%
Firefighter
$100,886 → $137,480
Christian N. Labossiere+28.6%
Senior Qualified Firefighter
$108,763 → $139,902

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.

153 people were new to City of London's list in 2025; 78 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at City of London →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people