City of Welland

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 114 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

114

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$16.3M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$141,728

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$134,673

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at City of Welland in 2025?

Stephanie Nagel, General Manager, Corporate and Enterprise Services, was paid $246,584 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 114 City of Welland employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $134,673.

How has City of Welland's Sunshine List changed?

City of Welland listed 1 people in 2000 and 114 in 2025 — 114× as many; payroll on the list went from $106K to $16.3M, and the median salary moved from $100,693 to $134,673.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 26 yearly values of median salary, from $100,693 in 2000 to $134,673 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200020052011201420202025
Median salary, 2000–2025. 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

#1Stephanie Nagel
$246,584
General Manager, Corporate and Enterprise Services
#2Sherri-Marie Millar
$232,925
Director of Infrastructure Services
#3Jessica Ruddell
$230,846
Chief Administrative Officer
#4Rob Axiak
$222,252
Chief Administrative Officer
#5Grant Munday
$211,150
Director of Planning and Development
#6Matthew Richardson
$208,728
Fire Chief
#7Andrew Clements
$185,293
Platoon Chief
#8Tim Macleod
$183,396
Captain
#9Elizabeth Pankoff
$183,169
City Treasurer
#10Mark Biggins
$179,944
Platoon Chief
#11Steve Mcqueen
$178,643
Platoon Chief
#12Dennis Tuck
$175,755
Platoon Chief
#13Philip Dyson
$175,086
Platoon Chief
#14Greg Dempster
$173,838
Chief Training Officer
#15Salvatore Valeo
$173,256
Chief Building Official
#16Peter Mazza
$172,991
Captain/Deputy Fire Chief
#17Lina Dechellis
$172,446
Director of Economic Development and Strategic Initiatives
#18Eric Koczula
$170,139
Captain
#19Andreas Gmoser
$169,770
Captain
#20Tara Stephens
$167,670
Director of Legislative Services/City Clerk
#21Mark Michaud
$166,839
Captain
#22Andrea Daisley
$166,117
Chief Human Resources Officer
#23Michael Greenlee
$164,276
Manager of Planning
#24Tanya Korolow
$164,230
Chief Fire Prevention Officer
#25Livia Mceachern
$163,999
Manager of Capital Engineering

See all 114 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

Matthew Richardson at City Of Welland had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $168,160 to $207,640, up 23.5%.

Matthew Richardson+23.5%
Fire Chief
$168,160 → $207,640
Peter Mazza+27.4%
Captain/Deputy Fire Chief
$134,907 → $171,888
Greg Dempster+26.4%
Chief Training Officer
$136,529 → $172,628
Sherri-Marie Millar+18.7%
Director of Infrastructure Services
$189,588 → $225,002
Mark Biggins+23.1%
Platoon Chief
$145,165 → $178,769

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.

21 people were new to City of Welland's list in 2025; 10 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at City of Welland →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people