District Municipality of Muskoka

Also filed as District of Muskoka (2004).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 154 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

154

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$19.2M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$124,040

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$115,862

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at District Municipality of Muskoka in 2025?

Julie Stevens, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $311,940 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 154 District Municipality of Muskoka employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $115,862.

How has District Municipality of Muskoka's Sunshine List changed?

District Municipality of Muskoka listed 1 people in 2001 and 154 in 2025 — 154× as many; payroll on the list went from $107K to $19.2M, and the median salary moved from $106,669 to $115,862.

How many District Municipality of Muskoka employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 25 yearly values of median salary, from $106,669 in 2001 to $115,862 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200120062011201520202025
Median salary, 2001–2025. 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

#1Julie Stevens
$311,940
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Normand Barrette
$214,221
Commissioner, Health Services
#3Jamie Clow
$214,221
District Solicitor
#4Arfona Zwiers
$214,221
Commissioner of Community and Planning Services
#5Suzanne Olimer
$214,221
Commissioner, Finance and Corporate Services
#6James Steele
$214,221
Commissioner, Engineering and Public Works
#7Dawn Macneil
$194,950
Registered Nurse
#8Carrie Acton
$184,056
Administrator, Fairvern
#9Jennifer Ridgley
$183,744
Administrator, Pines
#10Jeffrey Mcwilliam
$176,386
Chief of Paramedic Services and Emergency Planning
#11Michael Currie
$165,852
Director, Water and Wastewater Services
#12Jeff Yeo
$165,058
Director of Facilities and Support Services
#13Mark Misko
$164,501
Director, Engineering and Transportation
#14Laurie Bissonette
$164,501
Director of Finance
#15Renee Recoskie
$163,977
Director, Waste Management and Environmental Services
#16Lisa Marden
$163,735
Director of Planning
#17Christy Doyle
$163,735
Director of Environmental and Watershed Services
#18Robert Davies
$162,225
Commander
#19Charlene Hofstetter
$152,406
Director, Human Resources
#20Stuart Mckinnon
$148,282
Deputy Chief, Paramedic Services and Emergency Planning
#21Sharon Donald
$146,787
Director of Budgets and Financial Planning
#22Thomas Fortier
$146,296
Director, Human Services
#23Heather Elliott
$146,296
Director of Human Services
#24Danielle Bertin
$145,787
Assistant District Solicitor
#25Cara Glenn-Sander
$142,999
Director of Care

See all 154 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

Robert Davies at District Municipality Of Muskoka had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $120,800 to $161,753, up 33.9%.

Robert Davies+33.9%
Commander
$120,800 → $161,753
Jennifer Ridgley+22.6%
Administrator, Pines
$149,092 → $182,853
Charlene Hofstetter+24.0%
Director, Human Resources
$122,353 → $151,671
Carrie Acton+14.1%
Administrator, Fairvern
$160,472 → $183,179
Jason Mckenzie+19.0%
Lead Operator
$118,931 → $141,559

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.

48 people were new to District Municipality of Muskoka's list in 2025; 26 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at District Municipality of Muskoka →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people