Canada · Public Sector Salary DisclosureEdition 2025
GM
On the 2019 Sunshine List · 10 years

Gary Macdonald

2019 Total Compensation Paid
$134,630.88
▲ 20.2% since 2009

Gary Macdonald was paid $134,630.88 in total compensation as Head, Engineering at Regional Municipality Of Waterloo in 2019, 35% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Gary Macdonald has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2009, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $125,154.00 a year, up 20% over that span.

That is 9% above the average disclosed pay of $123,852.77 across 952 listed Regional Municipality Of Waterloo employees.

$134,630.88
Latest compensation
in 2019
$1.3M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$125,154.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+20.2%
Career growth
since 2009
SHARE

Share this record

Download a card to post or send.

FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$108K$115K$123K$130K$137K2009201020122013201420152016201720182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Gary Macdonald's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $134,630.88
Lifetime total compensation$1.3M
Annual average$125,154.00
Total growth since 2009+20.2%
Biggest raise+5.2% (2015)
Biggest drop-2.2% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest★ Best
Head, Engineering↑ role changed$134,630.88▲ 1.8%
2018
Head of Transportation Expansion/Rehabilitation Program$132,203.36▲ 1.7%
2017
Head of Transportation Expansion/Rehabilitation Program↑ role changed$129,944.11▲ 1.8%
2016
Head, Transportation Expansion / Rehabilitation Program$127,688.61▼ 2.2%
2015
Head, Transportation Expansion / Rehabilitation Program$130,555.91▲ 5.2%
2014
Head, Transportation Expansion / Rehabilitation Program$124,070.05▲ 1.0%
2013
Head, Transportation Expansion / Rehabilitation Program$122,831.68▲ 1.4%
2012
Head, Transportation Expansion / Rehabilitation Program$121,091.27▲ 3.9%
2010
Head, Transportation Expansion / Rehabilitation Program$116,531.64▲ 4.1%
2009First
Head, Transportation Expansion / Rehabilitation Program$111,993.31
10 years total$1.3M total$125,154.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Head, Engineering
Sector
Municipalities & Services
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
10

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.

Name removal

This data comes from official government disclosures. For removal requests, contact the Ontario government directly.

Request removal →