Township of Essa

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 12 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

12

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$1.5M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$124,111

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$120,412

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Township of Essa in 2025?

Michael Mikael, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $191,998 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 12 Township of Essa employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $120,412.

How has Township of Essa's Sunshine List changed?

Township of Essa listed 1 people in 2009 and 12 in 2025 — 12× as many; payroll on the list went from $101K to $1.5M, and the median salary moved from $100,869 to $120,412.

How many Township of Essa employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 17 yearly values of median salary, from $100,869 in 2009 to $120,412 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K200920122016201820222025
Median salary, 2009–2025. 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 Mikael
$191,998
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Lisa Lehr
$136,929
Manager Automated Speed Enforcement
#3Deborah Dollmaier
$135,293
Treasurer/Manager of Finance
#4Samuel Haniff
$131,296
Manager of Planning
#5Douglas Burgin
$131,238
Fire Chief
#6John Kolb
$126,729
Manager of Public Works
#7Laura Wark
$114,735
Library Chief Executive Officer
#8Chris Rankin
$113,832
Manager of Parks and Recreation
#9Ken Koopmans
$106,651
Parks/Rec Facility Supervisor
#10Stuart Parkinson
$103,718
Parks/Rec Facility Supervisor
#11Sarah Corbett
$100,354
Manager of Legislative Services/Clerk
#12Michael Doucet
$100,296
Parks/Rec Facility Supervisor

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Michael Mikael at Township Of Essa had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $150,745 to $191,510, up 27.0%.

Michael Mikael+27.0%
Chief Administrative Officer
$150,745 → $191,510
Lisa Lehr+20.5%
Manager Automated Speed Enforcement
$113,313 → $136,568
Samuel Haniff+19.7%
Manager of Planning
$109,419 → $130,979
Deborah Dollmaier+10.3%
Treasurer/Manager of Finance
$122,571 → $135,141
John Kolb+5.9%
Manager of Public Works
$119,401 → $126,394

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.

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

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