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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 8 years

Sarah Deter

Chief of Communications · City Of Kitchener
Chief of CommunicationsOntarioFirst listed 2016
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$265,468.91
▲ 163.0% since 2016

Sarah Deter was paid $265,468.91 in total compensation as Chief of Communications at City Of Kitchener in 2025, 165% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Sarah Deter has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2016, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $138,717.00 a year, up 163% over that span.

That is 101% above the average disclosed pay of $132,307.08 across 620 listed City Of Kitchener employees.

$265,468.91
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$138,717.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+163.0%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$71K$125K$178K$232K$285K20162017202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Sarah Deter's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $265,468.91
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$138,717.00
Total growth since 2016+163.0%
Biggest raise+108.6% (2025)
Biggest drop-13.5% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Chief of Communications$265,468.91▲ 108.6%
2024
Chief of Communications$127,239.80▲ 5.4%
2023
$120,763.37▲ 4.9%
2022
Chief of Communications$115,135.57▼ 13.5%
2021
Chief of Communications$133,095.08▼ 4.9%
2020
Chief of Communications↑ role changed$140,016.16▲ 30.8%
2017
Civilian Communication Officer↑ role changed$107,085.83▲ 6.1%
2016First
Civilian Communication Operator$100,927.85
8 years total$1.1M total$138,717.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Chief of Communications
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
8

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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