Manager of Public Works Salary in Ontario (2025)
417 disclosed records, 2005–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
61
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$126,394
+3.4% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$118,057–$140,548
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$162,961
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Manager of Public Works" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Manager of Public Works" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Grose James at Township Of Mapleton, with a salary of $162,961; the median among the 61 listed under this title was $126,394.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Manager of Public Works median of $126,394 comes to about 24.0%, leaving roughly $90,510 a year — about $7,543 a month. 61 people were listed under this title in 2025. That is about 3% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,510
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,543
Where does $126,394 rank on the Sunshine List? →
Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grose JamesManager of Public Works | $162,961 | $164,060 |
| 2 | Mattheson DelineManager of Public Works | $159,772 | $161,072 |
| 3 | Adam TobinManager of Public Works | $158,562 | $163,395 |
| 4 | Allan FosterPublic Works Manager | $157,365 | $158,287 |
| 5 | Tony D'AgostiniManager, Public Works | $153,089 | $154,455 |
| 6 | Daniel ColeManager, Public Works | $150,731 | $151,307 |
| 7 | David KesterManager of Public Works | $150,059 | $150,558 |
| 8 | Shane SkinnerPublic Works Manager | $149,777 | $152,393 |
| 9 | Richard SparhamManager of Public Works | $148,251 | $149,213 |
| 10 | Ray ChamberlainManager of Public Works | $148,013 | $148,832 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.