Township of Southgate

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 11 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

11

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$1.4M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$126,311

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$122,610

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Township of Southgate in 2025?

Jim Ellis, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $176,373 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 11 Township of Southgate employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $122,610.

How has Township of Southgate's Sunshine List changed?

Township of Southgate listed 1 people in 2016 and 11 in 2025 — 11× as many; payroll on the list went from $125K to $1.4M, and the median salary moved from $124,254 to $122,610.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of median salary, from $124,254 in 2016 to $122,610 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K201620182020202120232025
Median salary, 2016–2025. 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

#1Jim Ellis
$176,373
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Kenneth Melanson
$135,383
Director of Development Services
#3Derek Malynyk
$134,392
Fire Chief
#4Cory Henry
$131,041
Public Works Manager – Water Operations
#5John Watson
$130,645
Public Works Manager – Roads and Waste
#6Phillip Schram
$123,618
Chief Building Official
#7Dina Lundy
$121,406
Chief Administrative Officer
#8Kevin Green
$115,938
Manager, Recreation, Parks and Facilities
#9Lindsey Green
$115,938
Municipal Clerk
#10Kayla Best
$115,705
Human Resource Manager and Acting Treasurer
#11Lacy Russell
$101,174
Librarian Chief Executive Officer

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Jim Ellis at Township Of Southgate had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $153,128 to $174,942, up 14.2%.

Jim Ellis+14.2%
Chief Administrative Officer
$153,128 → $174,942
Cory Henry+8.5%
Public Works Manager – Water Operations
$119,936 → $130,081
Lindsey Green+3.6%
Municipal Clerk
$110,979 → $114,971
Derek Malynyk+2.5%
Fire Chief
$129,970 → $133,272
Kevin Green+0.7%
Manager, Recreation, Parks and Facilities
$114,167 → $114,971

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 Southgate's list in 2025; <5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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