Township of East Zorra-Tavistock

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 9 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

9

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$1.1M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$124,241

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$112,889

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Township of East Zorra-Tavistock in 2025?

Karen Deprest, Chief Administrative Officer Treasurer, was paid $184,373 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 9 Township of East Zorra-Tavistock employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $112,889.

How has Township of East Zorra-Tavistock's Sunshine List changed?

Township of East Zorra-Tavistock listed 1 people in 2012 and 9 in 2025 — 9.0× as many; payroll on the list went from $102K to $1.1M, and the median salary moved from $101,285 to $112,889.

How many Township of East Zorra-Tavistock employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 14 yearly values of median salary, from $101,285 in 2012 to $112,889 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K201220152017202020222025
Median salary, 2012–2025. 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

#1Karen Deprest
$184,373
Chief Administrative Officer Treasurer
#2Tom Lightfoot
$152,308
Public Works Manager Volunteer Fire Captain
#3John Scherer
$122,715
Chief Building Official
#4Scott Alexander
$122,055
Township Fire Chief
#5Matt Lamers
$113,731
Parks and Recreation Operations Supervisor Volunteer Firefighter
#6Claire Ohrling
$110,220
Operations Engineer
#7Meaghan Vader
$109,635
Corporate Initiative Officer Clerk
#8Andrea Rice
$105,550
Deputy Treasurer
#9Rodney Ramseyer
$105,270
Public Works Foreman

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Scott Alexander at Township Of East Zorra-Tavistock had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $117,864 to $121,197, up 2.8%.

Scott Alexander+2.8%
Township Fire Chief
$117,864 → $121,197
Karen Deprest+1.4%
Chief Administrative Officer Treasurer
$180,958 → $183,515
Tom Lightfoot+1.4%
Public Works Manager Volunteer Fire Captain
$149,288 → $151,450

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 Township of East Zorra-Tavistock's list in 2025; <5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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