Municipality of Clarington

Also filed as Clarington (2002).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 204 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

204

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$29.4M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$142,301

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$135,511

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Municipality of Clarington in 2025?

Mary-Anne Dempster, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $306,253 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 204 Municipality of Clarington employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $135,511.

How has Municipality of Clarington's Sunshine List changed?

Municipality of Clarington listed 1 people in 1996 and 204 in 2025 — 204× as many; payroll on the list went from $102K to $29.4M, and the median salary moved from $101,522 to $135,511.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 27 yearly values of median salary, from $101,522 in 1996 to $135,511 in 2025. No data from 1997 to 1998. No data for 2000.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199620042008201520192025
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

#1Mary-Anne Dempster
$306,253
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Darryl Lyons
$267,353
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Planning and Infrastructure
#3Robert Maciver
$260,910
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Municipal Solicitor
#4Trevor Pinn
$258,832
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Treasurer
#5Lee-Ann Reck
$235,007
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public Services
#6Mariano Perini
$228,716
Acting Deputy Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public Services
#7Julia Mitchell
$226,071
Director of Community Services
#8Adrian Foster
$223,320
Mayor
#9Monika Machacek
$211,343
Clarington Library, Museums and Archives Chief Executive Director
#10June Gallagher
$203,952
Municipal Clerk
#11Paul O'Hare
$199,828
Platoon Chief
#12Murray Dennis
$197,854
Platoon Chief
#13Giuseppe Ricciardi
$197,813
Manager of Construction And Inspections
#14Paul Pirri
$197,411
Director Economic Development
#15Christopher Davison-Vanderburg
$196,434
Chief Training Officer
#16Randal Cowan
$194,894
Deputy Fire Chief
#17Justin Maclean
$194,311
Director, Strategic Initiatives
#18Robert Van Dyk
$193,164
Manager Information Technology
#19Bradley Lamport
$193,093
Acting Director Emergency and Fire Services, Fire Chief
#20Brent Rice
$192,469
Director of Building/Chief Building Official
#21Stewart Richardson
$192,145
Fire Captain
#22Jason Hansen
$192,010
Fire Captain
#23Marc Ladouceur
$191,836
Platoon Chief
#24Lisa Backus
$191,290
Manager Community Planning and Design
#25Colin Lyon
$187,980
Associate Solicitor

See all 204 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

Mariano Perini at Municipality Of Clarington had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $137,025 to $225,801, up 64.8%.

Mariano Perini+64.8%
Acting Deputy Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public Services
$137,025 → $225,801
Daniel Pellerin+39.2%
Fire Captain
$121,793 → $169,540
Paul O'Hare+24.1%
Platoon Chief
$159,670 → $198,131
Paul Rowan+25.9%
Fire Captain
$144,287 → $181,699
Murray Dennis+23.6%
Platoon Chief
$158,757 → $196,157

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.

60 people were new to Municipality of Clarington's list in 2025; 12 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Municipality of Clarington →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people