Toronto police have bucked the trend among city employees on this year’s sunshine list, adding 500 more names to the top-paying roster while the number of other six-figure municipal workers shrank.
A Global News analysis of the sunshine list of city employees earning more than $100,000 shows 4,645 entries for the Toronto Police Service.
That’s up from 4,125 in last year’s edition.
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While there were more big earners among the ranks of police (including civilian employees), that wasn’t the case for the rest of city-paid employees.
Their numbers were down by around 400 to 6,731.
At the top of the police list? Chief Mark Saunders, who made $292,000 in salary and benefits.
Constables had a good year. There were an additional 333 of them on the list, for a total of 2,000 — making them the largest single type of police on the list.
Once again a majority of police — six in 10 — earned more than $100,000. The force has 7,600 uniformed and civilian employees in permanent positions.
Meanwhile, city manager Joe Pennachetti was top among municipal civil servants with $403,000. The heads of the TTC and Toronto Community Housing weren’t far behind, earning $355,00 and $330,000, respectively. The city has 49,000 employees.
The 2015 edition of the sunshine list was released Thursday.
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