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On the 2023 Sunshine List · 15 years

Stephen David Lees

OntarioFirst listed 2009
2023 Total Compensation Paid
$160,026.10
▲ 28.3% since 2009

Stephen David Lees was paid $160,026.10 in total compensation as an employee at Regional Municipality Of Durham in 2023, 60% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Stephen David Lees has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times since 2009, earning $2.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $139,991.00 a year, up 28% over that span.

That is 21% above the average disclosed pay of $132,067.85 across 2,933 listed Regional Municipality Of Durham employees.

$160,026.10
Latest compensation
in 2023
$2.1M
Total compensation
across 15 years
$139,991.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+28.3%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

15 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$106K$125K$144K$164K$183K200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Stephen David Lees's total compensation has moved across 15 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $175,827.15
Lifetime total compensation$2.1M
Annual average$139,991.00
Total growth since 2009+28.3%
Biggest raise+16.1% (2022)
Biggest drop-9.0% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

15 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2023Latest
$160,026.10▼ 9.0%
2022★ Best
Works Technician, Traffic$175,827.15▲ 16.1%
2021
Works Technician, Traffic$151,445.42▼ 3.2%
2020
Works Technician, Traffic$156,510.00▲ 1.8%
2019
Works Technician, Traffic$153,678.45▼ 4.7%
2018
Works Technician, Traffic$161,215.48▲ 15.0%
2017
Works Technician, Traffic$140,172.84▲ 2.4%
2016
Works Technician, Traffic↑ role changed$136,930.71▲ 7.5%
2015
Traffic Operations Technician$127,326.20▲ 2.7%
2014
Traffic Operations Technician$124,017.08▲ 3.8%
2013
Traffic Operations Technician$119,490.79▼ 2.5%
2012
Traffic Operations Technician$122,510.19▼ 5.3%
2011
Traffic Operations Technician$129,370.52▲ 10.9%
2010
Traffic Operations Technician$116,604.70▼ 6.5%
2009First
Traffic Operations Technician$124,744.84
15 years total$2.1M total$139,991.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2023
Years on list
15

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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