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Melanie Pham

City of Hamilton/Program Lead Community Planning

2025 Salary

$142,003

Total compensation $142,610, including $607 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

#996

City of Hamilton

Years on List

4

2022–2025

Peak Salary

$142,003

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 4 yearly values of total compensation, from $103,787 in 2022 to $142,610 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K2022202320242025
Total compensation, 2022–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2022–2025

$103,355 in 2022 is worth about $112,242 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Program Lead Community PlanningCity Of Hamilton$142,003Benefits $607Total $142,610
2024Program Lead Community PlanningCity Of Hamilton$125,978Benefits $562Total $126,540
2023Program Lead Community PlanningCity Of Hamilton$115,698Benefits $495Total $116,193
2022Senior Project Manager Sustainable CommunitiesCity Of Hamilton$103,355Benefits $432Total $103,787

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Melanie Pham's 2025 salary of $142,003 comes to roughly $99,343 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.2% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $125,978, that is a rise of about 13%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 4 years in all, first in 2022. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$99,343
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~26.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~30.0%

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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.

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2025

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