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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Michael Seiling

Director, Building and Chief Building Official · City Of Kitchener
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$192,103.10
▲ 65.7% since 2009

Michael Seiling was paid $192,103.10 in total compensation as Director, Building and Chief Building Official at City Of Kitchener in 2025, 92% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Seiling has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $2.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $149,373.00 a year, up 66% over that span.

That is 45% above the average disclosed pay of $132,307.08 across 620 listed City Of Kitchener employees.

$192,103.10
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.5M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$149,373.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+65.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$102K$127K$152K$176K$201K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Michael Seiling's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $192,103.10
Lifetime total compensation$2.5M
Annual average$149,373.00
Total growth since 2009+65.7%
Biggest raise+8.4% (2010)
Biggest drop-0.5% (2013)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Director, Building and Chief Building Official$192,103.10▲ 6.8%
2024
Director, Building and Chief Building Official$179,823.80▲ 6.0%
2023
$169,675.13▲ 1.5%
2022
Director, Building and Chief Building Official$167,183.03▲ 2.4%
2021
Director, Building and Chief Building Official$163,342.24▲ 1.4%
2020
Director, Building and Chief Building Official$161,109.60▲ 1.8%
2019
Director, Building and Chief Building Official$158,257.59▲ 0.7%
2018
Director, Building and Chief Building Official$157,151.76▲ 6.2%
2017
Director, Building and Chief Building Official$147,927.24▲ 4.6%
2016
Director, Building and Chief Building Official↑ role changed$141,458.53▲ 2.0%
2015
Director, Building & Chief Building Official↑ role changed$138,677.96▲ 4.5%
2014
Director, Building and Chief Building Official↑ role changed$132,654.23▲ 1.8%
2013
Director, Building, Chief Building Official↑ role changed$130,301.42▼ 0.5%
2012
Director of Building$130,987.36▲ 3.0%
2011
Director of Building$127,116.68▲ 1.2%
2010
Director of Building↑ role changed$125,661.66▲ 8.4%
2009First
Director Of Building$115,908.53
17 years total$2.5M total$149,373.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director, Building and Chief Building Official
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
17

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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