Leanne Ward
City of Hamilton/Chief Operating Officer
2025 Salary
$160,707Total compensation $162,544, including $1,837 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
#410City of Hamilton
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$160,7072025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$103,830 in 2020 is worth about $124,445 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief Operating OfficerCity Of Hamilton | $160,707 |
| 2024 | Manager OperationsCity Of Hamilton | $139,767 |
| 2023 | —City Of Hamilton | $127,542 |
| 2022 | Manager OperationsCity Of Hamilton | $121,725 |
| 2021 | Manager OperationsCity Of Hamilton | $110,751 |
| 2020 | Manager OperationsCity Of Hamilton | $103,830 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Leanne Ward's $160,707 salary works out to roughly $109,778 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.7%. Within City of Hamilton, Leanne Ward's total compensation of $162,544 was the #410 of 3,382, against a median salary of $127,716. It is up about 15% on the $139,767 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$109,778
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.7%
- vs. 2025 Chief Operating Officer median
- −11%
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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.