WELLINGTON COUNTY – Close to 130 Wellington County municipal employees were paid over $100,000 last year, an increase of 22% from 2021.
The 2022 Public Sector Salary Disclosure List, commonly referred to as the “Sunshine List,” was released by the Ontario government on March 24.
The top earner in the county was again Dr. Nicola Mercer, medical officer of health and CEO of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH), who was paid $387,874.
In total, 129 employees of Wellington County and its seven lower-tier municipalities were on the 2022 list, up from 106 in 2021.
Of these employees, Wellington County chief administrative officer (CAO) Scott Wilson had the highest salary at $283,432 (up from $275,595 in 2021).
Wellington County has 70 other employees on the list, up 17% from 60 in 2021.
Five Wellington County employees made over $175,000 – commonly cited as the amount one needs to earn today to equal $100,000 in 1996, when the list was introduced.
Six Mapleton Township employees are on the 2022 list, with salaries ranging from $101,458 to $171,146 for CAO Manny Baron (up from his salary of $158,550 in 2021).
The Town of Minto has nine employees on the list, up from five in 2021. Salaries range from $102,142 to $146,324 paid to director of building and planning services Terry Kuipers.
Wellington North has four employees on the list, down one from last year. Salaries range from $108,119 to $137,892 for director of operations Matthew Aston.
Health care sector
The 2022 Public Sector Salary disclosure list includes 204 healthcare workers serving Wellington County, up 9% from 187 in 2021.
North Wellington Health Care (NWHC), which operates Palmerston and District Hospital and Louis Marshall Hospital in Mount Forest, has 26 employees on the list, up from 19 in 2021.
The highest paid employee is president and CEO Angela Stanley, with a salary of $228,795. Next is registered nurse Michelle Goetz, with a salary of $154,695.
