Corporation of the City of North Bay

Also filed as City of North Bay (2003–2005, 2007–2021) and Corp. of the City of North Bay (2002).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 119 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

119

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$16.6M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$138,228

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$133,305

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Corporation of the City of North Bay in 2025?

John Severino, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $244,741 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 119 Corporation of the City of North Bay employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $133,305.

How has Corporation of the City of North Bay's Sunshine List changed?

Corporation of the City of North Bay listed 1 people in 1996 and 119 in 2025 — 119× as many; payroll on the list went from $103K to $16.6M, and the median salary moved from $102,225 to $133,305.

How many Corporation of the City of North Bay employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 29 yearly values of median salary, from $102,225 in 1996 to $133,305 in 2025. No data for 1997.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K199620022008201320192025
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

#1John Severino
$244,741
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Jason Whiteley
$206,515
Fire Chief
#3Murray Jonescu
$202,656
Fire Platoon Chief
#4Domenic Schiavone
$196,859
Director Public Works and Parks
#5Thomas Heppenstall
$191,126
Fire Platoon Chief
#6Margaret Karpenko
$189,961
Chief Financial Officer Treasurer
#7Steven Denomme
$188,528
Fire Platoon Chief
#8John Lazaridis
$187,595
Fire Captain
#9Shannon Saucier
$183,129
Chief Financial Officer
#10Paul Auger
$182,394
Fire Captain
#11David Mcdonald
$180,911
Fire Platoon Chief
#12Ian Kilgour
$180,479
Director Community Services
#13Peter Leckie
$180,479
City Solicitor
#14Wanda Trottier
$180,479
Director Human Resources
#15Mcgregor Saunders
$179,709
Acting Fire Chief
#16Eric Denomme
$179,458
Fire Captain
#17Mark Linkie
$178,984
Fire Platoon Chief
#18Derrick Desilets
$177,650
Fire Captain
#19Sean O'Halloran
$177,532
Fire Captain
#20Jeff Bethune
$173,415
Fire Platoon Chief
#21Jamie Desrosiers
$172,957
Fire Captain
#22Steven Vibert
$171,593
Acting Deputy Fire Chief
#23Douglas Taylor
$171,346
Fire Captain
#24Roger Smith
$170,583
Fire Captain
#25Aaron Thompson
$168,086
First Class Firefighter

See all 119 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

Sean O'Halloran at The Corporation of the City of North Bay had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $143,080 to $175,724, up 22.8%.

Sean O'Halloran+22.8%
Fire Captain
$143,080 → $175,724
Kenneth Catteau+23.6%
First Class Firefighter
$110,920 → $137,116
Keith Rutledge+21.8%
First Class Firefighter
$117,981 → $143,673
Laura Boissonneault+20.1%
Director Financial Services
$126,230 → $151,614
Jamie Desrosiers+17.0%
Fire Captain
$146,337 → $171,152

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 Corporation of the City of North Bay's list in 2025; <5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Corporation of the City of North Bay →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people