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Charles Brown

City of Hamilton/Auditor General

2025 Salary

$186,989

Total compensation $188,129, including $1,140 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#137

City of Hamilton

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$186,989

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $137,000 in 2016 to $188,129 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$135,328 in 2016 is worth about $173,060 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Auditor GeneralCity Of Hamilton$186,989Benefits $1,140Total $188,129
2024Auditor GeneralCity Of Hamilton$180,719Benefits $1,140Total $181,859
2023Auditor GeneralCity Of Hamilton$175,224Benefits $2,562Total $177,785
2022City AuditorCity Of Hamilton$168,071Benefits $2,521Total $170,592
2021City AuditorCity Of Hamilton$164,943Benefits $680Total $165,623
2020City AuditorCity Of Hamilton$167,217Benefits $979Total $168,196
2019City AuditorCity Of Hamilton$152,340Benefits $1,907Total $154,246
2018Director Audit ServicesCity of Hamilton$148,253Benefits $1,893Total $150,147
2017Director Audit ServicesCity of Hamilton$140,534Benefits $1,843Total $142,376
2016Director Audit ServicesCity of Hamilton$135,328Benefits $1,672Total $137,000

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Charles Brown's 2025 salary of $186,989 comes to roughly $123,975 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.8% effective) is deducted. At City of Hamilton, 3,382 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $127,716; Charles Brown's total compensation of $188,129 ranked #137. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $180,719, that is a rise of about 3%. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$123,975
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~30.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.7%

Where does $186,989 rank on the Sunshine List? →

Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.

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2025

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