Mary-Lou Macdonald
City of Hamilton/Fire Inspector
2025 Salary
$130,609Total compensation $131,219, including $610 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
#1,535City of Hamilton
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$131,3522024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$123,275 in 2018 is worth about $151,738 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire InspectorCity Of Hamilton | $130,609Benefits $610Total $131,219 |
| 2024 | Fire InspectorCity Of Hamilton | $131,352Benefits $592Total $131,944 |
| 2023 | Fire InspectorCity Of Hamilton | $116,367Benefits $550Total $116,917 |
| 2022 | Fire InspectorCity Of Hamilton | $113,602Benefits $513Total $114,115 |
| 2021 | Fire InspectorCity Of Hamilton | $111,495Benefits $504Total $111,999 |
| 2020 | Fire InspectorCity Of Hamilton | $109,433Benefits $495Total $109,928 |
| 2019 | Fire InspectorCity Of Hamilton | $120,683Benefits $539Total $121,222 |
| 2018 | Fire InspectorCity of Hamilton | $123,275Benefits $499Total $123,775 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Mary-Lou Macdonald was paid $130,609 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $92,896, an effective income-tax rate of about 24.7%. That is about 4% above the 2025 median of $125,346 for Fire Inspector on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 2018. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$92,896
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.9%
- vs. 2025 Fire Inspector median
- +4%
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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.