City of St Catharines

Also filed as Corporation of the City of St. Catharines (2006).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 305 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

305

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$42.1M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$136,848

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$131,933

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at City of St Catharines in 2025?

David Oakes, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $290,151 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 305 City of St Catharines employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $131,933.

How has City of St Catharines' Sunshine List changed?

City of St Catharines listed 1 people in 1996 and 305 in 2025 — 305× as many; payroll on the list went from $118K to $42.1M, and the median salary moved from $112,000 to $131,933.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of median salary, from $112,000 in 1996 to $131,933 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

#1David Oakes
$290,151
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Erin Ohoski
$234,156
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
#3Wesley A Adair
$224,256
Chief Communications Officer
#4Kristine L Douglas
$217,269
Director of Financial Management Services / Chief Financial Officer and City Treasurer
#5Dean G Stoltz
$216,626
Assistant Platoon Chief
#6David Upper
$215,096
Director of Fire Services/Fire Chief
#7Felicito Cristi
$209,995
Director of Community, Recreation and Culture Services
#8Brian R York
$209,833
Director of Economic Development and Government Relations
#9Jeanette M Pillitteri
$207,181
Director of Corporate Support Services
#10Anthony M Martuccio
$207,181
Director of Engineering, Facilities and Environmental Services
#11Tami Kitay
$207,179
Director of Planning and Building Services
#12Sandor Csanyi
$206,913
Director of Legal and Clerks Services
#13Mark Cunningham
$201,668
Captain
#14Adam J Bigger
$200,107
Assistant Platoon Chief
#15John W Bigger
$196,901
Captain
#16Trevor M Parker
$194,088
Deputy Fire Chief
#17Leslie Garner
$192,323
Corporate Information Officer
#18Andrea Dejong
$191,351
Deputy Fire Chief
#19Michael Laplante
$186,770
Platoon Chief
#20Ryan P Villers
$182,764
Captain
#21Brianne L Maheu
$181,839
Communicator (1st Class)
#22Rick Westfall
$180,922
Captain
#23Liam B Mcgrath
$180,570
Captain
#24Adam J Smith
$179,254
Associate Director/Deputy Treasurer, Financial Management Services
#25Patrick J Mckinnon
$178,973
Assistant Platoon Chief

See all 305 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

Brian Lobbezoo at City Of St Catharines had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $113,512 to $176,026, up 55.1%.

Brian Lobbezoo+55.1%
Communications Technician
$113,512 → $176,026
John W Bigger+36.1%
Captain
$143,970 → $195,906
Brianne L Maheu+38.6%
Communicator (1st Class)
$130,640 → $181,057
Tommy D Ledrew+44.5%
Communicator (1st Class)
$110,989 → $160,371
Mark Cunningham+26.9%
Captain
$158,107 → $200,674

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.

71 people were new to City of St Catharines's list in 2025; 14 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at City of St Catharines →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people