Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Also filed as Region of Waterloo (2001–2002, 2006), Reg'l. Municipality of Waterloo (2004–2005) and Regional Waterloo (1997).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 952 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

952

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$119.1M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$123,853

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$114,541

Half earn more, half less

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

Adelle-Lisa Chang On, Associate Medical Officer of Health, was paid $386,876 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 952 Regional Municipality of Waterloo employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $114,541.

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

Regional Municipality of Waterloo listed 9 people in 1996 and 952 in 2025 — 106× as many; payroll on the list went from $966K to $119.1M, and the median salary moved from $102,893 to $114,541.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 28 yearly values of median salary, from $102,893 in 1996 to $114,541 in 2025. No data from 1999 to 2000.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K199620042008201520192025
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

#1Adelle-Lisa Chang On
$386,876
Associate Medical Officer of Health
#2Hsiu-Li Wang
$362,956
Commissioner Public Health and Paramedic Services/Medical Officer of Health
#3Mathieu Goetzke
$345,208
Chief Administrative Officer
#4Jennifer Rose
$264,425
Commissioner Engineering and Environmental Services
#5Peter Sweeney
$263,482
Commissioner Community Services
#6Rodney Regier
$262,907
Commissioner Planning, Development and Legislative Services
#7Constance Macdonald
$256,845
Commissioner, Resident Experience, Strategy and Communications
#8Wayne Steffler
$250,330
Commissioner Corporate Services/Chief Financial Officer
#9Douglas Spooner
$242,229
Commissioner Transportation Services
#10Rabia Bana
$241,825
Associate Medical Officer of Health
#11Kathleen Konopka
$233,459
Commissioner Human Resources
#12Karen Redman
$213,780
Regional Chair
#13Carolyn Schoenfeldt
$209,781
Director Employment and Income Support
#14Fiona Mccrea
$205,671
Regional Solicitor/Director Legal Services
#15Barbara Cardow
$205,354
Director Children`s Services
#16Ryan Pettipiere
$204,851
Director Housing Services
#17Julie Wheeler
$203,243
Director Seniors' Services
#18John Riches
$203,169
Director/Chief, Paramedic Services
#19Neil Malcolm
$200,431
Director Transit Services
#20Christopher Wood
$197,370
Director Region of Waterloo International Airport
#21Danielle Defields
$196,996
Director, Regional Growth, Development and Sustainability Services
#22Mari Macneil
$196,142
Director, Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Management
#23Frank Kosa
$194,756
Director Design and Construction
#24Matthew Chandy
$194,196
Director, Build Waterloo Region
#25Thomas Flynn
$193,565
Director Communications and Engagement

See all 952 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

Rabia Bana at Regional Municipality Of Waterloo had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $152,724 to $240,954, up 57.8%.

Rabia Bana+57.8%
Associate Medical Officer of Health
$152,724 → $240,954
Constance Macdonald+20.0%
Commissioner, Resident Experience, Strategy and Communications
$211,894 → $254,255
Kathleen Konopka+20.6%
Commissioner Human Resources
$191,415 → $230,930
Hsiu-Li Wang+10.7%
Commissioner Public Health and Paramedic Services/Medical Officer of Health
$325,391 → $360,084
Mathieu Goetzke+11.7%
Chief Administrative Officer
$293,229 → $327,492

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.

210 people were new to Regional Municipality of Waterloo's list in 2025; 134 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Regional Municipality of Waterloo →

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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people