Public Works Foreman Salary in Ontario (2025)
47 disclosed records, 2018–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
22
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$107,886
-11.8% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$103,915–$111,350
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$131,960
Who is the highest-paid Public Works Foreman in Ontario?
The highest-paid Public Works Foreman on the 2025 Sunshine List was Ryan Rettie at Township Of Muskoka Lakes, with a salary of $131,960; the median among the 22 listed under this title was $107,886.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $107,886, a Public Works Foreman keeps roughly $79,402 after federal and Ontario income tax (about 21.3% effective), or about $6,617 a month. The 2025 list carries 22 people filed as Public Works Foreman. Half of those listed earned between $103,915 and $111,350. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 12% below it. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$79,402
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$6,617
Where does $107,886 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
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Peterborough | 7 | $107,349 | $124,348 |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Rettie | Township Of Muskoka Lakes | Public Works Foreman | $131,960 | $134,981 |
| 2 | Real Lapointe | Town Of Hearst | Public Works Foreman | $126,532 | $127,365 |
| 3 | Jeff Sanderson | City Of Peterborough | Public Works Foreman | $124,348 | $124,878 |
| 4 | Allan May | Town Of Blind River | Public Works Foreman | $121,388 | $122,558 |
| 5 | Dean Newton | City Of Peterborough | Public Works Foreman | $116,632 | $117,150 |
| 6 | Kirk Buchanan | Township Of Uxbridge | Public Works Foreman | $111,350 | $112,196 |
| 7 | Marc Vassall | Town Of Hawkesbury | Public Works Foreman | $110,094 | $111,043 |
| 8 | David Dunne | Township Of Guelph/Eramosa | Public Works Foreman | $109,523 | $110,622 |
| 9 | Ryan Black | Township Of East Garafraxa | Foreman of Public Works | $109,474 | $109,474 |
| 10 | Kevin Leonard | City Of Peterborough | Public Works Foreman | $108,661 | $109,120 |
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. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.