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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 4 years

David Kester

Manager of Public Works · Municipality Of Bluewater
Manager of Public WorksOntarioFirst listed 2022
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$150,558.00
▲ 17.8% since 2022

David Kester was paid $150,558.00 in total compensation as Manager of Public Works at Municipality Of Bluewater in 2025, 51% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Kester has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2022, earning $567K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $141,778.00 a year, up 18% over that span.

That is 5% above the average disclosed pay of $142,898.65 across 8 listed Municipality Of Bluewater employees.

$150,558.00
Latest compensation
in 2025
$567K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$141,778.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+17.8%
Career growth
since 2022
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$124K$131K$138K$146K$153K2022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Kester's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $150,558.00
Lifetime total compensation$567K
Annual average$141,778.00
Total growth since 2022+17.8%
Biggest raise+10.4% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Manager of Public Works$150,558.00▲ 1.9%
2024
Manager of Public Works$147,728.07▲ 4.7%
2023
$141,071.82▲ 10.4%
2022First
Manager of Public Works$127,754.60
4 years total$567K total$141,778.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Manager of Public Works
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2022
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
4

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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