Karen Leslie
City of Hamilton/Business Administrator
2025 Salary
$116,108Total compensation $117,976, including $1,868 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
#2,222City of Hamilton
Years on List
52019–2025
Peak Salary
$116,1082025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$105,188 in 2019 is worth about $126,999 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Business AdministratorCity Of Hamilton | $116,108Benefits $1,868Total $117,976 |
| 2024 | Business AdministratorCity Of Hamilton | $112,214Benefits $1,834Total $114,048 |
| 2023 | Business AdministratorCity Of Hamilton | $104,052Benefits $1,774Total $105,826 |
| 2020 | Manager Finance/AdministrationCity Of Hamilton | $108,413Benefits $768Total $109,182 |
| 2019 | Finance And Administrator Manager CorporateCity Of Hamilton | $105,188Benefits $1,844Total $107,032 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Karen Leslie's $116,108 salary works out to roughly $84,689 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 27.1%. It is up about 3% on the $112,214 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2019. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$84,689
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.1%
- vs. 2025 Business Administrator median
- about even
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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.