Town of Ajax

Also filed as Corporation of the Town of Ajax (2006).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 249 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

249

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$34.2M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$136,491

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$129,249

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Town of Ajax in 2025?

Shane Baker, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $306,901 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 249 Town of Ajax employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $129,249.

How has Town of Ajax's Sunshine List changed?

Town of Ajax listed 1 people in 2000 and 249 in 2025 — 249× as many; payroll on the list went from $101K to $34.2M, and the median salary moved from $100,640 to $129,249.

How many Town of Ajax employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 26 yearly values of median salary, from $100,640 in 2000 to $129,249 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200020052011201420202025
Median salary, 2000–2025. 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

#1Shane Baker
$306,901
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Nicole Cooper
$257,975
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
#3Shaun Collier
$240,263
Mayor
#4Aaron Burridge
$228,213
Fire Chief
#5David Meredith
$225,693
Director of Operations and Environmental Services
#6Geoff Romanowski
$225,693
Director of Planning and Development Services
#7Dianne Valentim
$225,693
Director of Finance
#8Chris Vida
$225,693
Director of Recreation and Culture
#9Scott Mclean
$223,373
Captain
#10Christie Mclardie
$211,655
Director of Public and Strategic Affairs
#11Derek Kerr
$209,820
Platoon Chief
#12Corey Alaver
$203,501
Captain
#13Chris Walker
$193,993
Chief Information Officer
#14Mark Somerville
$191,739
Platoon Chief
#15Mary Lou Cosentino
$189,914
Manager of Human Resources Services
#16Shain Kimbell
$187,365
Deputy Fire Chief
#17Ben Dempsey
$182,566
Captain
#18Norm Hardy
$182,533
Platoon Chief
#19Kurt Osborne
$181,322
Captain
#20Marcel Tessier
$180,810
Captain
#21David Mccomb
$180,596
Platoon Chief
#22Michael Morden
$178,578
Captain
#23Jason Hill
$177,636
Captain
#24Matthew Badame
$174,864
Captain
#25Dustin Watson
$172,455
Captain

See all 249 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

Dawn Soper at Town Of Ajax had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $106,162 to $132,969, up 25.3%.

Dawn Soper+25.3%
Manager of Client Services
$106,162 → $132,969
Christie Mclardie+13.8%
Director of Public and Strategic Affairs
$185,166 → $210,730
Nicole Cooper+10.3%
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
$232,927 → $256,847
Eric Simpson+18.4%
Supervisor of Development and Committee of Adjustment
$121,835 → $144,293
Chris Walker+11.9%
Chief Information Officer
$172,658 → $193,143

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.

88 people were new to Town of Ajax's list in 2025; 53 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Town of Ajax →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people