Regional Municipality of Durham

Also filed as Reg'l. Municipality of Durham (2004–2005), Region of Durham (2002), Regional Mun. of Durham (1999) and Regional Durham (1997).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 2,933 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

2,933

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$390.3M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$132,068

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$126,414

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Regional Municipality of Durham in 2025?

Elaine Baxter-Trahair, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $374,929 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 2,933 Regional Municipality of Durham employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $126,414.

How has Regional Municipality of Durham's Sunshine List changed?

Regional Municipality of Durham listed 11 people in 1996 and 2,933 in 2025 — 267× as many; payroll on the list went from $1.3M to $390.3M, and the median salary moved from $106,290 to $126,414.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of median salary, from $106,290 in 1996 to $126,414 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K199620022008201320192025
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

#1Elaine Baxter-Trahair
$374,929
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Robert Kyle
$372,250
Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health
#3Peter Moreira
$361,443
Police – Chief of Police
#4Elspeth Mctavish
$325,343
Associate Medical Officer of Health
#5Nancy Taylor
$318,040
Commissioner, Finance and Treasurer
#6Ramesh Jagannathan
$292,763
Commissioner, Works
#7James Scholtes
$286,877
Police – Sergeant
#8Kimberly Hook
$286,353
Police – Supervisor, Communications
#9William Holmes
$283,655
Transit – General Manager
#10Stella Danos-Papaconstantinou
$283,559
Commissioner, Social Services
#11Barbara Goodwin
$281,819
Commissioner, Corporate Services
#12Larry Vieira
$280,267
Police – General Counsel/Strategic Advisor
#13Kimberly Yeandle
$273,700
Police – Deputy Chief
#14Jeffrey Caplan
$269,740
Police – Staff Sergeant
#15Christopher Kirkpatrick
$268,232
Police – Deputy Chief
#16Jason Hunt
$258,518
Commissioner, Legal Services and Regional Solicitor
#17Mike Fong
$256,522
Police – Constable
#18Gaetano Presta
$252,306
Commissioner, Works
#19Ryan Connolly
$252,289
Police – Superintendent
#20William Petschenig
$251,764
Police – Constable
#21John Henry
$245,901
Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer
#22Jennifer Pincombe
$241,097
Commissioner, Finance and Treasurer
#23Joanne Cermak
$239,937
Director, Financial Services
#24Glenn Courneyea
$238,487
Police – Superintendent
#25Stanley Maclellan
$235,651
Police – Chief Administrative Officer

See all 2,933 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

Nicole Whiteway at Regional Municipality Of Durham had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $135,110 to $200,663, up 48.5%.

Nicole Whiteway+48.5%
Police – Sergeant
$135,110 → $200,663
James Scholtes+26.9%
Police – Sergeant
$225,273 → $285,951
Joanne Cermak+29.1%
Director, Financial Services
$184,736 → $238,557
Aaron Grainger+37.1%
Police – Detective Constable
$139,158 → $190,841
Alexandre Beline+32.7%
Police – Sergeant
$156,903 → $208,215

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.

673 people were new to Regional Municipality of Durham's list in 2025; 243 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Regional Municipality of Durham →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people