Donald Michael Lester
City of Toronto/District Chief Operations
2022 Salary — last year on the list
$154,952Total compensation $157,386, including $2,435 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
2022
Employer Rank
#1,148City of Toronto
Years on List
132010–2022
Peak Salary
$154,9522022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2010–2022
$102,644 in 2010 is worth about $144,671 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | District Chief OperationsCity Of Toronto | $154,952Benefits $2,435Total $157,386 |
| 2021 | District Chief OperationsCity Of Toronto | $150,758Benefits $2,367Total $153,124 |
| 2020 | District Chief OperationsCity Of Toronto | $149,730Benefits $2,171Total $151,901 |
| 2019 | District Chief OperationsCity Of Toronto | $142,746Benefits $2,123Total $144,869 |
| 2018 | District Chief OperationsCity of Toronto | $138,559Benefits $2,081Total $140,641 |
| 2017 | District Chief OperationsCity of Toronto | $140,755Benefits $2,350Total $143,105 |
| 2016 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $118,200Benefits $1,828Total $120,027 |
| 2015 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $118,291Benefits $1,076Total $119,367 |
| 2014 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $123,044Benefits $847Total $123,890 |
| 2013 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $130,797Benefits $762Total $131,559 |
| 2012 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $102,530Benefits $686Total $103,216 |
| 2011 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $102,094Benefits $685Total $102,779 |
| 2010 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $102,644Benefits $672Total $103,316 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2022 estimate
Take-home on Donald Michael Lester's 2022 salary of $154,952 comes to roughly $104,194 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.9% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median District Chief Operations on the 2022 list was paid $167,019; this salary is about 7% less. That is about 3% more than the $150,758 paid in 2021. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$104,194
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,453
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.8%
- vs. 2022 District Chief Operations median
- −7%
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Estimate only: 2022 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.