The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Jonathan Merkley
Jonathan Merkley served as the Police Constable at City of Stratford in 2024, received an annual salary of $143,522.78 and a taxable benefit of $1,341.69, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Jonathan has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$144,864.47
Total paid in 2024
$143,522.78
Salary
$1,341.69
Taxable Benefit
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Find Jonathan on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Police Constable |
| Employer : | City of Stratford |
| Sector : | Municipalities and Services |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2019 and 2024, Jonathan experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.28% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at City of Stratford. By 2024, Jonathan's total pay had risen by 22.05% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Jonathan's tenure as Police Constable, there has been a significant 14.35% rise in compensation over the past 2 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Police Constable | $143,523 | $1,342 | ⇧ 13.85% |
| 2023 | Police Constable | $125,993 | $1,251 | ⇧ 0.44% |
| 2022 | Police Constable | $125,490 | $1,198 | ⇧ 3.94% |
| 2021 | First Class Constable | $120,775 | $1,115 | ⇧ 8.86% |
| 2020 | First Class Constable | $111,023 | $947 | ⇩ -5.66% |
| 2019 | Second Class Constable | $117,803 | $886 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 39 employees who held exactly same position title ( Police Constable ) in the City of Stratford.
10 out of 39 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Fraser Anderson | $136,688 | $1,379 |
| Jennifer Benjamin | $123,329 | $1,282 |
| Clinton Burkholder | $124,552 | $1,282 |
| Jasmyn Burkholder | $117,779 | $1,249 |
| Kyle Clark | $119,926 | $1,319 |
| Philip Coghlin | $126,517 | $1,319 |
| Jeremy Dechert | $121,118 | $1,249 |
| Shannon Dyke | $117,906 | $1,156 |
| Darren Fischer | $127,899 | $1,319 |
| David Frei | $129,519 | $1,379 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 6167 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 6167 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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| Bojan Antal | Police Constable | City of Toronto - Police Service | $358,865 |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | Police Constable | City of Toronto - Police Service | $347,155 |
| Mariusz Turkot | Police Constable | City of Toronto - Police Service | $338,151 |
| Michael Wang | Police Constable | City of Toronto - Police Service | $302,691 |
| Gregory Hornby | Police Constable | City of Toronto - Police Service | $293,297 |
| Brendon Langer | Police Constable | City of Toronto - Police Service | $292,538 |
| Kirk-neil Barnes | Police Constable | City of Toronto - Police Service | $291,280 |
| George Eisenstein | Police Constable | City of Toronto - Police Service | $286,025 |
| Abdulhameed Virani | Police Constable | City of Toronto - Police Service | $279,174 |
| David Nevin | Police Constable | City of Toronto - Police Service | $278,926 |