City Of Hamilton

1997–2025 · 29,171 total records

3,382 employees (2025)$122,999 avg salary$450.0M total payroll (2025)29 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Francis Bergen

Chief Of Police

$431,194

2025

Francis Bergen

Chief Of Police

$395,849

2024

Francis Bergen

Chief Of Police

$381,828

2023

Elizabeth Richardson

Medical Officer of Health

$375,120

2021

Bartholomew Harvey

Associate Medical Officer of Health

$374,369

2020

Elizabeth Richardson

Medical Officer of Health

$368,021

2020

Elizabeth Richardson

Medical Officer of Health

$364,058

2025

Elizabeth Richardson

Medical Officer of Health

$350,954

2022

Elizabeth Richardson

Medical Officer of Health

$348,720

2024

Elizabeth Richardson

Medical Officer of Health

$336,057

2023

Headcount & Salary Trends

Employees earning $100k+ per year · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+13.1% headcount

Employees

3,382

Avg Salary

$133,050

Median

$127,716

Total Payroll

$450.0M

2024+15.6% headcount

Employees

2,991

Avg Salary

$129,245

Median

$123,413

Total Payroll

$386.6M

2023+17.2% headcount

Employees

2,588

Avg Salary

$124,782

Median

$118,574

Total Payroll

$322.9M

2022+4.9% headcount

Employees

2,208

Avg Salary

$125,883

Median

$119,917

Total Payroll

$277.9M

2021+3.1% headcount

Employees

2,105

Avg Salary

$122,788

Median

$117,209

Total Payroll

$258.5M

2020+10.4% headcount

Employees

2,042

Avg Salary

$121,312

Median

$115,734

Total Payroll

$247.7M

2019+5.0% headcount

Employees

1,849

Avg Salary

$123,798

Median

$118,506

Total Payroll

$228.9M

2018+12.2% headcount

Employees

1,761

Avg Salary

$122,649

Median

$117,257

Total Payroll

$216.0M

2017+27.0% headcount

Employees

1,569

Avg Salary

$117,907

Median

$112,456

Total Payroll

$185.0M

2016-25.2% headcount

Employees

1,235

Avg Salary

$117,292

Median

$111,611

Total Payroll

$144.9M

2015+69.7% headcount

Employees

1,651

Avg Salary

$119,000

Median

$113,197

Total Payroll

$196.5M

2014+14.6% headcount

Employees

973

Avg Salary

$115,784

Median

$111,547

Total Payroll

$112.7M

2013+3.7% headcount

Employees

849

Avg Salary

$115,895

Median

$111,412

Total Payroll

$98.4M

2012+9.1% headcount

Employees

819

Avg Salary

$115,542

Median

$110,902

Total Payroll

$94.6M

2011-13.5% headcount

Employees

751

Avg Salary

$114,739

Median

$109,574

Total Payroll

$86.2M

2010+159.1% headcount

Employees

868

Avg Salary

$118,231

Median

$111,061

Total Payroll

$102.6M

2009+8.1% headcount

Employees

335

Avg Salary

$115,419

Median

$106,695

Total Payroll

$38.7M

2008+19.7% headcount

Employees

310

Avg Salary

$116,067

Median

$107,771

Total Payroll

$36.0M

2007+85.0% headcount

Employees

259

Avg Salary

$115,105

Median

$109,318

Total Payroll

$29.8M

2006+21.7% headcount

Employees

140

Avg Salary

$120,569

Median

$117,456

Total Payroll

$16.9M

2005-14.2% headcount

Employees

115

Avg Salary

$118,143

Median

$114,629

Total Payroll

$13.6M

2004+32.7% headcount

Employees

134

Avg Salary

$116,960

Median

$111,780

Total Payroll

$15.7M

2003+57.8% headcount

Employees

101

Avg Salary

$116,502

Median

$109,573

Total Payroll

$11.8M

2002+68.4% headcount

Employees

64

Avg Salary

$120,184

Median

$113,342

Total Payroll

$7.7M

2001+533.3% headcount

Employees

38

Avg Salary

$119,683

Median

$107,206

Total Payroll

$4.5M

2000-45.5% headcount

Employees

6

Avg Salary

$134,726

Median

$127,863

Total Payroll

$808K

1999+37.5% headcount

Employees

11

Avg Salary

$122,935

Median

$112,654

Total Payroll

$1.4M

1998-11.1% headcount

Employees

8

Avg Salary

$113,325

Median

$114,821

Total Payroll

$907K

1997

Employees

9

Avg Salary

$113,546

Median

$112,301

Total Payroll

$1.0M

Data sourced from the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of Ontario. Always verify against the official source.