Town of Grimsby

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

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 33 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

33

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$4.4M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$132,867

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$129,176

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Town of Grimsby in 2025?

Sarah Kim, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $224,801 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 33 Town of Grimsby employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $129,176.

How has Town of Grimsby's Sunshine List changed?

Town of Grimsby listed 1 people in 2003 and 33 in 2025 — 33× as many; payroll on the list went from $101K to $4.4M, and the median salary moved from $100,739 to $129,176.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 23 yearly values of median salary, from $100,739 in 2003 to $129,176 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K200320082012201620202025
Median salary, 2003–2025. 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

#1Sarah Kim
$224,801
Chief Administrative Officer
#2James Taylor
$179,212
Fire Training Officer/Fire District Chief
#3Tony Del Monaco
$176,437
Director of Finance/Treasurer
#4Harold Madi
$175,292
Director of Planning and Building
#5James Kay
$169,037
Deputy Fire Chief
#6Brandon Wartman
$157,534
Director of Public Works
#7Sarah Sweeney
$156,950
Director of Community Services
#8Donato Rummo
$149,590
Director of Human Resources
#9Filipe Janicas
$149,540
Director of Information Technology and Service Innovation
#10Victoria Steele
$149,540
Director of Legislative Services/Town Clerk
#11Michael Ostaszewicz
$146,936
Environmental Services Supervisor/Firefighter
#12Walter Basic
$141,639
Assistant Director of Planning
#13Scott Campbell
$136,134
Fire Prevention and Public Education Officer/ Fire Captain
#14Paul Nickerson
$135,157
Chief Building Official
#15Thomas Hodgson
$134,428
Manager of Operations and Compliance/Firefighter
#16Angela Cifani
$130,682
Manager of Financial Reporting and Planning
#17Marvin Ingebrigtsen
$129,909
Manager of Infrastructure Engineering
#18Terri-Lynn Donia
$123,900
Planning Supervisor
#19Matthew Bowlby
$123,054
Deputy Chief Building Official
#20John Murray
$121,659
Parks and Facilities Crew Lead/Fire Captain
#21Ryan Newton
$120,517
Transportation Services Supervisor/Firefighter
#22Almira Diclaudio
$117,128
Information Technology and Service Innovation Supervisor
#23Spencer Pierce
$113,410
Development Engineering Supervisor
#24Michael Graybiel
$112,768
Manager of Parks and Facilities
#25Brad Hannigan
$110,377
Transportation Services Senior Operator

See all 33 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

James Taylor at Town Of Grimsby had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $149,185 to $178,333, up 19.5%.

James Taylor+19.5%
Fire Training Officer/Fire District Chief
$149,185 → $178,333
Sarah Kim+6.5%
Chief Administrative Officer
$210,151 → $223,814
Terri-Lynn Donia+11.6%
Planning Supervisor
$110,396 → $123,200
Michael Ostaszewicz+9.2%
Environmental Services Supervisor/Firefighter
$133,859 → $146,154
Walter Basic+8.9%
Assistant Director of Planning
$129,322 → $140,888

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.

9 people were new to Town of Grimsby's list in 2025; <5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Town of Grimsby →

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