Town of Perth

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 15 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

15

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$1.9M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$122,978

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$113,706

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Town of Perth in 2025?

Michael Touw, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $177,073 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 15 Town of Perth employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $113,706.

How has Town of Perth's Sunshine List changed?

Town of Perth listed 1 people in 2006 and 15 in 2025 — 15× as many; payroll on the list went from $103K to $1.9M, and the median salary moved from $102,203 to $113,706.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 20 yearly values of median salary, from $102,203 in 2006 to $113,706 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K200620102014201720212025
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

#1Michael Touw
$177,073
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Trevor Choffe
$140,587
Director of Protective Services/Fire Chief
#3Grant Machan
$140,343
Director of Environmental Services
#4Amanda Noel
$139,465
Director of Legislative Services
#5Joanna Bowes
$139,143
Director of Development Services
#6Cathy Mcnally
$138,800
Director of Community Services
#7Neil Mcmillan
$117,947
Water Treatment Operator
#8Steve Leroux
$115,906
Deputy Chief Building Official
#9David Gibson
$114,472
Environmental Services Lead Hand, Water and Wastewater Treatment
#10Marten Doornekamp
$109,767
Manager of Surface Operations
#11Elizabeth Gillingwater
$109,448
Provincial Offences Court Manager
#12Patrick Mccrank
$109,132
Water Treatment Operator
#13Joshua Mahon
$107,635
Environmental Services Lead Hand, Water Distribution/Waste Water Collection
#14Timothy Mcculloch
$105,565
Manager of Facilities and Recreation
#15Kathryn Jamieson
$104,727
Manager of Tourism and Culture

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

Trevor Choffe at Town Of Perth had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $124,687 to $139,073, up 11.5%.

Trevor Choffe+11.5%
Director of Protective Services/Fire Chief
$124,687 → $139,073
Michael Touw+6.4%
Chief Administrative Officer
$165,039 → $175,558
Joanna Bowes+7.2%
Director of Development Services
$128,331 → $137,578
Grant Machan+5.7%
Director of Environmental Services
$131,357 → $138,828

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.

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

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