Six per cent of Langley Township employees take home 39 per cent of the pay, according to figures released June 24.
An analysis of the numbers released under the Financial Information Act shows the number of Langley Township employees who make more than $75,000 a year has risen by 20.
During the most recent fiscal year, there were 185 staffers who collected more than $75,000, up from 165 the year before.
The best-paid employees in the Township collected 39 per cent of the total payroll, $18,798,320 out of $47,772,530.
They represent six per cent of the 1,145 people on the Township payroll as of December 2012, a figure that includes part-time, auxiliary, and casual personnel.
There are 82 Township staffers who make more than $100,000, among them three who take home over $200,000 a year.
The top three earners in 2012 were also at the top in 2011; municipal administrator Mark Bakken, general manager of municipal administration and community services Jason Winslade and general manager of engineering and community development Ramin Seifi.
Bakken made $288,401 in 2012, roughly the same amount as he made in 2011, when he was paid $288,038.
Winslade made $228,460, compared to $227,650 the year before.
Seifi was paid $218,004 in 2012, up from $199,806 the previous year.
The Township has 56 firefighters who made the $75,000-and-up list.
The average firefighter can make up to $96,000 per year, with overtime. Fire captains can make around $100,000 and district fire chiefs more than $110,000.
Township fire chief Stephen Gamble was paid $169,358 in 2012, up from $154,958 the year before.
