City Of Hamilton

2019–2025 · 17,165 total records

3,382 employees (2025)$126,567 avg salary$450.0M total payroll (2025)7 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

Employees

1,849

Avg Salary

$123,798

Median

$118,506

Total Payroll

$228.9M

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.