Cory Bessette was paid $138,148.27 in total compensation as District Chief – Firefighting at City Of Windsor in 2025, 38% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Cory Bessette has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2010, earning $1.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $130,365.00 a year, up 31% over that span.
That is 1% above the average disclosed pay of $136,858.53 across 1,219 listed City Of Windsor employees.
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13 years on the list
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The career in numbers
Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.
A career, year by year.
How Cory Bessette's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
13 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $138,148.27 | ▼ 29.3% |
2024★ Best | $195,302.85 | ▲ 35.7% |
2023 | $143,965.07 | ▼ 3.3% |
2022 | $148,910.64 | ▲ 4.9% |
2021 | $141,948.94 | ▲ 9.4% |
2020 | $129,718.37 | ▲ 0.9% |
2019 | $128,576.30 | ▼ 1.3% |
2018 | $130,271.79 | ▲ 28.7% |
2017 | $101,211.89 | ▼ 2.8% |
2016 | $104,140.86 | ▼ 1.4% |
2015 | $105,587.90 | ▼ 13.2% |
2014 | $121,653.89 | ▲ 15.5% |
2010First | $105,304.62 | — |
| 13 years total | $1.7M total | $130,365.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- District Chief – Firefighting
- Employer
- City Of Windsor
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2010
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 13
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