Tara Stephens
Tara Stephens served as the Director of Legislative Services / City Clerk at City of Welland in 2025, received an annual salary of $164,849.34 and a taxable benefit of $2,820.33, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Tara has held the same position since 2024 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$167,669.67
Total paid in 2025
$164,849.34
Salary
$2,820.33
Taxable Benefit
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Female Very high confidence |
Find Tara on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director of Legislative Services / City Clerk |
| Employer : | City of Welland |
| Sector : | Municipalities and Services |
| Year : | 2025 |
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Between 2019 and 2025, Tara experienced an average annual increase of approximately 7.27% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at City of Welland. By 2025, Tara's total pay had risen by 51.38% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Tara's tenure as Director of Legislative Services / City Clerk, there has been a significant 14.82% rise in compensation over the past 1 year. 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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| 2025 | Director of Legislative Services / City Clerk | $164,849 | $2,820 | ⇧ 14.82% |
| 2024 | Director of Legislative Services / City Clerk | $143,226 | $2,805 | ⇧ 12.26% |
| 2023 | City Clerk | $127,353 | $2,732 | ⇧ 2.86% |
| 2022 | City Clerk | $124,248 | $2,220 | ⇧ 5.76% |
| 2021 | City Clerk | $117,553 | $2,031 | ⇧ 6.94% |
| 2020 | City Clerk | $109,853 | $1,972 | ⇧ 0.96% |
| 2019 | City Clerk | $107,033 | $3,724 |
The 2025 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Director of Legislative Services / City Clerk ) in the City of Welland.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Stephens | $164,849 | $2,820 |
The 2025 Sunshine List has 59 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 59 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Quioc Lim | Deputy Clerk And Executive Director, Legislative Services | Legislative Assembly | $263,648 |
| Kimberley Dawn Kitteringham | City Clerk And Director, Legislative Services | City of Markham | $246,109 |
| Christopher Harris | Director of Legislative Services And Town Clerk | Town of Whitby | $235,034 |
| Alexander Harras | Director, Legislative Services And Regional Clerk | Regional Municipality of Durham | $232,119 |
| Stephen Huycke | Director Legislative Services / City Clerk | City of Richmond Hill | $225,760 |
| Maria Medeiros | Director, Legislative Services And City Clerk | City of Oshawa | $214,806 |
| Matthew Todd | Director of Legal And Legislative Services | Municipality of Leamington | $209,268 |
| Wendy Cooke | Director of Legislative And Court Services | City of Barrie | $207,143 |
| Julie Finley-swaren | City Clerk, Director Legislative Services | City of Waterloo | $206,673 |
| Lisa Lyons | Director, Legislative Services | Town of Newmarket | $201,072 |