How much do city staff earn?

We scoured collective agreements from municipalities across the country to find what everyone from a tree pruner and meter-reader to a Zamboni driver and city bug expert is earning. The salaries, which don’t include overtime or perks, reflect the highest pay grade for workers with the most seniority and are calculated to show an annual rate.

CITY OF VANCOUVER PARKS AND RECREATIONRink attendant: $43,630
Head cashier, gift shop: $49,222
Cook-grill worker: $45,448
Golf course attendant: $43,630

CITY OF BURNABY, B.C.Park ranger: $51,272
First aid attendant: $53,580
Sign maker: $70,616
Tree pruner: $53,308
Crossing guard: $39.39 per school day or $7,756 a year

CITY OF MOOSE JAW, SASK.Meter installer: $44,136
Taxation officer: $48,132
Parks gardener: $49,992

CITY OF REGINAProperty assessor: $66,312
Cemetery officer: $45,587
Bylaw officer: $62,362

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CITY OF EDMONTONAnimal health technologist: $64,000
Arborist: $61,600
Recycling depot attendant: $41,473
Lead custodial worker: $57,460

CITY OF CALGARYCustodial worker: $47,229
Gardener: $58,149
Interior plantscape butterfly attendant: $54,834
Parking meter service worker: $51,363
Parks pruner: $49,744
Tropical plant specialist: $57,383
Elephant keeper: $60,524

CITY OF HAMILTONParking enforcement supervisor: $64,114
Horticultural supervisor: $64,660
Golf course foreman: $67,036
Tire repairer/installer (transit): $48,945
Transit operator: $56,335

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY FOOD SERVICES, KINGSTON, ONT.Short-order cook: $38,459
Salad maker: $39,707

CITY OF OTTAWAHairdresser: $45,902
Ice resurface operator: $57,909
311 contact centre agent: $56,447
Sewer inspector: $63,638

CITY OF MONTREALTranslator: $75,886
Planetarium programming coordinator: $75,886
Entomologist: $85,110
Head landscape architect: $100,806

CITY OF WESTMOUNT, QUE.Gardener: $52,956
Painter: $53,925
Plumber: $56,849
Carpenter-cabinetmaker: $57,877

NEW BRUNSWICK HOSPITAL WORKERSMailroom clerk: $32,976
Laundry services worker: $34,229
Cook: $46,129
Hairstylist: $39,736
Morgue attendant: $42,814
Paramedic: $47,2882
Orderly: $44,441
Upholsterer: $37,736

NEWFOUNDLANDFerry captain: $90,111
Clinical dietician: $84,610
Clinical pharmacist: $87,711
Speech language pathologist: $97,887

Read more from the Maclean’s Who Earns What issue here.