Town of Hanover

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

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 20 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

20

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$2.7M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$133,817

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$132,170

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Town of Hanover in 2025?

Christopher Knoll, Chief of Police, was paid $219,062 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 20 Town of Hanover employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $132,170.

How has Town of Hanover's Sunshine List changed?

Town of Hanover listed 1 people in 2006 and 20 in 2025 — 20× as many; payroll on the list went from $101K to $2.7M, and the median salary moved from $100,370 to $132,170.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 20 yearly values of median salary, from $100,370 in 2006 to $132,170 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200620102014201720212025
Median salary, 2006–2025. 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

#1Christopher Knoll
$219,062
Chief of Police
#2George Hebblethwaite
$173,078
Deputy Chief
#3Sherri Walden
$173,006
Chief Administrative Officer
#4Garrett Potter
$144,510
Police Constable
#5Kimberly Hertzberger
$141,985
Police Constable
#6Shawn Galbraith
$141,750
Police Constable
#7Christine Walker
$141,482
Director of Corporate Services/Treasurer
#8Gregory Noren
$140,035
Police Constable
#9Crystal Lavigne
$139,742
Police Constable
#10Ryan Cabral
$136,443
Police Constable
#11Gordon Martin
$132,260
Police Constable
#12Andrew Wilken
$123,351
Director of Building and Planning/Chief Building Official
#13Laura Christen
$119,920
Director of Parks Recreation and Culture
#14Trevor Rogers
$118,530
Police Constable
#15Jeff Dentinger
$118,512
Fire Chief/Community Emergency Management Coordinator
#16Devin Perdue
$116,417
Police Constable
#17Edward Knapp
$114,640
Chief Operator Water Wastewater
#18Nathan Grotenhuis
$113,123
Police Constable
#19Andrew Dippel
$102,444
Public Works Foreman
#20Victoria Mcdonald
$101,908
Clerk

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

Garrett Potter at Town Of Hanover had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $110,468 to $142,263, up 28.8%.

Garrett Potter+28.8%
Police Constable
$110,468 → $142,263
Christopher Knoll+11.0%
Chief of Police
$194,112 → $215,399
Andrew Wilken+11.4%
Director of Building and Planning/Chief Building Official
$109,482 → $122,001
Ryan Cabral+8.9%
Police Constable
$123,260 → $134,261
Gregory Noren+8.2%
Police Constable
$127,361 → $137,754

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.

<5 people were new to Town of Hanover'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 Hanover →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people