Dave Lester
City of Hamilton/District Supervisor Parks
2025 Salary
$129,252Total compensation $129,698, including $446 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
#1,596City of Hamilton
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$131,7812024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$104,794 in 2019 is worth about $126,523 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | District Supervisor ParksCity Of Hamilton | $129,252Benefits $446Total $129,698 |
| 2024 | District Supervisor ParksCity Of Hamilton | $131,781Benefits $472Total $132,253 |
| 2023 | District Supervisor ParksCity Of Hamilton | $111,854Benefits $465Total $112,319 |
| 2022 | District Supervisor ParksCity Of Hamilton | $115,009Benefits $395Total $115,404 |
| 2021 | District Supervisor ParksCity Of Hamilton | $107,848Benefits $372Total $108,219 |
| 2020 | District Supervisor ParksCity Of Hamilton | $104,220Benefits $362Total $104,581 |
| 2019 | District Supervisor ParksCity Of Hamilton | $104,794Benefits $1,988Total $106,782 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Dave Lester's $129,252 salary works out to roughly $92,127 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.7%. Within City of Hamilton, Dave Lester's total compensation of $129,698 was the #1,596 of 3,382, against a median salary of $127,716. Dave Lester has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$92,127
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
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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.