Regional Municipality of Niagara

Also filed as Reg'l. Municipality of Niagara (2004–2005), Regional Mun. of Niagara (1998–1999) and Regional Niagara (1997).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 904 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

904

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$116.2M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$128,121

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$121,321

Half earn more, half less

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

Azim Kasmani, Commissioner Public Health Ministry of Health, was paid $366,507 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 904 Regional Municipality of Niagara employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $121,321.

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

Regional Municipality of Niagara listed 6 people in 1996 and 904 in 2025 — 151× as many; payroll on the list went from $729K to $116.2M, and the median salary moved from $107,172 to $121,321.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of median salary, from $107,172 in 1996 to $121,321 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K199620022008201320192025
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

#1Azim Kasmani
$366,507
Commissioner Public Health Ministry of Health
#2Ronald Tripp
$329,331
Chief Administrative Officer
#3Michelle Sergi
$256,650
Deputy Chief Admin Officer
#4Henriette Koning
$254,091
Commissioner Community Services
#5Jonathan Godin
$235,874
Advanced Care Paramedic
#6Terry Ricketts
$226,186
Commissioner Public Works
#7Jason Murray
$223,854
Primary Care Paramedic
#8Todd Harrison
$219,177
Commissioner Corporate Services
#9Donna Gibbs
$202,635
Regional Solicitor Director Legal and Court Services
#10Phillip Lambert
$202,515
Director Water Wastewater Services
#11John Perri
$202,035
Superintendent Supervisor Emergency Medical Services Operations
#12Cheryl Hutflesz
$201,840
Nurse Practitioner
#13Stuart Hendrie
$200,742
Chief Information Officer
#14George Spezza
$200,336
Director Economic Development
#15Franco Meffe
$199,318
Director Human Resources
#16Tyler Smith
$198,990
Advanced Care Paramedic
#17Silvestra Melissa Raquion
$198,863
Director Financial Management and Planning Deputy Treasurer
#18Nicole Anderson
$198,812
Nurse Practitioner
#19Marie Wolfe
$198,669
Director Construction Energy and Facilities Management
#20Anna Maloney
$197,989
Primary Care Paramedic
#21Andrew Alaimo
$196,469
Advanced Care Paramedic
#22Frank Tassone
$195,508
Director Transportation Services
#23Deborah Ramones
$194,686
Nurse Practitioner
#24Elena Saruc
$194,021
Nurse Practitioner
#25Eric Guest
$192,832
Superintendent Supervisor Emergency Medical Services Operations

See all 904 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

Cheryl Hutflesz at Regional Municipality Of Niagara had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $116,319 to $201,509, up 73.2%.

Cheryl Hutflesz+73.2%
Nurse Practitioner
$116,319 → $201,509
Nicole Anderson+65.8%
Nurse Practitioner
$119,697 → $198,481
Jonathan Godin+31.7%
Advanced Care Paramedic
$178,953 → $235,654
Osamede Agbonwaneten+55.1%
Advanced Care Paramedic
$101,041 → $156,705
Tyler Smith+38.8%
Advanced Care Paramedic
$143,160 → $198,770

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.

290 people were new to Regional Municipality of Niagara's list in 2025; 79 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Regional Municipality of Niagara →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people