About Paul Takala

Paul Takala appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $217,169 plus $917 in taxable benefits (total $218,086). Paul is listed as Chief Librarian at City Of Hamilton, in the Municipalities & Services sector.

Paul has appeared on the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure every year from 2010 through 2025 — 16 consecutive years. Their reported salary has grown from $101,700 in 2010 to $217,169 in 2025 — a 113.5% change over 15 years.

Within the Municipalities & Services sector that year, Paul's $217,169 placed them in the 98th percentile (sector average: $133,194). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 4% of all disclosed earners that year. Over their time on the list, Paul took on the role of Chief Librarian in 2013.

The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year Paul has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.