Township of Wellesley

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

$128,245

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$132,406

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Township of Wellesley in 2025?

Rik Louwagie, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $183,163 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 11 Township of Wellesley employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $132,406.

How has Township of Wellesley's Sunshine List changed?

Township of Wellesley listed 1 people in 2008 and 11 in 2025 — 11× as many; payroll on the list went from $101K to $1.4M, and the median salary moved from $100,922 to $132,406.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 18 yearly values of median salary, from $100,922 in 2008 to $132,406 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200820122015201820212025
Median salary, 2008–2025. 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

#1Rik Louwagie
$183,163
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Christopher Cook
$144,623
Director of Public Works
#3Jeff Dyck
$138,469
Director of Corporate Services
#4Daniel Roth
$134,656
Director of Recreation
#5Paul Redman
$134,656
Fire Chief
#6Timothy Van Hinte
$133,976
Director of Development Services
#7Darryl Denny
$126,832
Chief Building Official
#8Daniel Mikel
$108,873
Recreation Supervisor
#9Ryan Baker
$107,494
Public Works Supervisor
#10Grace Kosch
$106,737
Municipal Clerk
#11Darryl Green
$103,380
Public Works Lead hand

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Christopher Cook at Township Of Wellesley had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $124,323 to $143,122, up 15.1%.

Christopher Cook+15.1%
Director of Public Works
$124,323 → $143,122
Rik Louwagie+11.2%
Chief Administrative Officer
$163,451 → $181,782
Timothy Van Hinte+13.7%
Director of Development Services
$116,494 → $132,406
Daniel Roth+11.0%
Director of Recreation
$120,262 → $133,537
Paul Redman+11.0%
Fire Chief
$120,262 → $133,537

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 Wellesley's list in 2025; 0 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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