Town of Whitby

Also filed as Corporation of the Town of Whitby (1996).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 380 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

380

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$54.7M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$142,190

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$140,719

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Town of Whitby in 2025?

Matthew Gaskell, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $331,598 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 380 Town of Whitby employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $140,719.

How has Town of Whitby's Sunshine List changed?

Town of Whitby listed 1 people in 1996 and 380 in 2025 — 380× as many; payroll on the list went from $101K to $54.7M, and the median salary moved from $100,595 to $140,719.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 29 yearly values of median salary, from $100,595 in 1996 to $140,719 in 2025. No data for 1999.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K199620022008201320192025
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

#1Matthew Gaskell
$331,598
Chief Administrative Officer
#2John Romano
$255,471
Commissioner of Community Services
#3Fuwing Wong
$255,471
Commissioner of Financial Services and Treasurer
#4Francesco Santaguida
$255,471
Commissioner of Legal Services and Town Solicitor
#5Roger Saunders
$255,471
Commissioner of Planning and Development
#6Jacqueline Long
$254,836
Head of Organizational Effectiveness
#7Sarah Klein
$254,836
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
#8Christopher Harris
$235,034
Director of Legislative Services and Town Clerk
#9Michael Hickey
$234,852
Fire Chief
#10Elizabeth Roy
$231,647
Mayor
#11Catherine Bridgeman
$199,140
Director of Facilities
#12Paul Thistle
$199,140
Director of Operational Services
#13Carrie-Ann Williamson
$199,139
Director of Technology and Innovation Services
#14John Taylor
$199,139
Director of Planning
#15Byung-In Kang
$199,139
Director of Building Services and Chief Building Official
#16Peter Angelo
$199,139
Director of Engineering Services
#17Raymond Burns
$196,497
Platoon Chief
#18Michael Tucker
$195,976
Deputy Chief
#19Glenn Green
$195,976
Deputy Chief
#20John Sharkey
$194,381
Platoon Chief
#21Christopher Alldread
$192,303
Platoon Chief
#22Joseph Giroux
$191,628
Captain
#23David Smith
$190,068
Captain
#24Nick Attwooll
$189,313
Captain
#25Jason Birney
$188,797
Platoon Chief

See all 380 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

Nick Attwooll at Town Of Whitby had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $135,634 to $188,087, up 38.7%.

Nick Attwooll+38.7%
Captain
$135,634 → $188,087
Michael Macdonald+30.9%
Captain
$129,438 → $169,400
John Sotiriou+29.6%
First Class Fire Fighter
$134,518 → $174,343
Patrick Chamula+33.8%
First Class Fire Fighter
$115,317 → $154,287
Jason Ronfeld+28.6%
Captain
$131,707 → $169,390

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.

84 people were new to Town of Whitby's list in 2025; 19 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Town of Whitby →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people