CAO Ed Archer was the highest paid municipal employee last year, according to the province's annual sunshine list released Friday.
Archer, who became CAO in May 2016, earned $261,652.69 and $9,689.52 in taxable benefits last year, according to information from Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, which provides salary details for every provincial and municipal bureaucrat who makes more than $100,000.
Police chief Paul Pedersen was next on the list, with a salary of $241,980.40 along with $16,646.58 in taxable benefits. The pair are two of six executives to take home more than $200,000 in 2017 in Greater Sudbury. The others are community services GM Catherine Matheson ($215,179.28/$8,310.28 ), infrastructure GM
Tony Cecutti ($211,014.76/$9,016.96), police CAO Sharon Baiden ($205,878.40/$12,890.70) and deputy police chief Al Lekun ($205,878.40/$12,890.70). *Corporate services GM Kevin Fowke came in just below $200,000 ($194,746.90/$8,205.20).
Including city staff, police and fire, a total of 434 people earned $100,000 or more at the municipality, up from 380 in 2016. Of the 434, 200 work for police and 88 for fire. To put the salaries in perspective, someone earning $100,000 in 1996 when the Act was passed would earn $147,000 in 2017 dollars, when inflation is factored in.
The highest paid person at Greater Sudbury Fire Services last year was Colin Braney, who is designated as a first class firefighter on the list. Braney, who made $175,077.39/$754.92, made more than platoon chief Andre Giroux ($171,832.77/$841) and former fire chief Trevor Bain ($169,109.27/$2,380.06). But Braney earned most of his salary as the department's chief training officer, before returning to fighting fires.
The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act applies to the provincial government, Crown agencies and corporations, Ontario Power Generation and subsidiaries, publicly funded organizations such as hospitals, municipalities, school boards, universities and colleges, and not-for-profit organizations that meet a funding threshold.
The full, searchable database with all the names in all sectors in Ontario can be found here.
*An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Kevin Fowke as the city's HR manager.