For likely his last time, Dr. Peter McLaughlin was again the highest-paid public-sector employee in Peterborough, Ont., according to provincial data for 2022 released late Friday afternoon.
As president and CEO of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, McLaughlin earned $392,000.44 with no taxable benefits reported per the Ontario government’s 2022 public-sector salary disclosure list, the so-called “Sunshine List” for salaries over $100,000.
He was listed as $392,000 in 2021, leading all public-sector employees based in Peterborough.
However, McLaughlin is retiring this spring with Dr. Lynn Mikula assuming both hospital roles, effective March 31, after the hospital board selected her in December 2022.
Mikula had the city’s second-highest public-sector employee salary in 2022 at $360,577.50 while serving as executive vice-president, chief of staff and chief medical executive.
The city’s third-highest public sector employee salary in 2022 belonged to Dr. Thomas Piggott, Peterborough Public Health’s medical officer of health. He earned $313,051.26, with $17,331.84 in taxable benefits.
Rounding out the top five salaries among public-sector employees working in the city were:
- Maureen Adamson, president of Fleming College: $307,527.13 — up from $281,538.92 reported in 2021.
- Leo Groarke, president and vice-chancellor at Trent University: $305,000.80 — unchanged from 2021’s report.
According to the disclosure list, 1,331 individuals in 2022 were associated with “Peterborough” as a search on the database, up from 1,175 reported in 2021.
Some other notables on the list:
- City of Peterborough: Sandra Clancy, chief administrative officer, earned $257,745.28 in 2022, down from $298,408.52 reported in 2021. She is retiring in April.
- Peterborough Police Service: Tim Farquharson, who in 2022 served as acting chief, earned $222,225.76. He held the role until early January 2023, when Stu Betts was sworn in as the new police chief to replace Scott Gilbert, who retired in February 2022.
- Peterborough County-City Paramedics: Randy Mellow earned $218,353.31 in 2022 as senior director of emergency shared services/chief of paramedics and deputy chief administrative.
- Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board: Joan Carragher earned $197,307.77 as director of education, and secretary and treasurer of the board.
- Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board: Rita Russo earned $236,120.96 as director of education in 2022.
- Peterborough Fire Services: Chris Snetsinger earned $163,659.14 as fire chief.
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