This article examines the remuneration of elected municipal officials in Canada, a recurring topic of debate in the media. Based on a document review and a survey of elected officials in 430 municipalities, we describe how municipal elected officials perceive their remuneration based on their past revenues, and compared with other municipalities, as well as the number of hours they devote to the office. Our results point to the existence of two less visible realities in the remuneration granted and question the conditions for entering politics, the degree of professionalization of elected officials, and the limited competitiveness of this political scene.