Melissa Steep
City of Hamilton/Experience Design Specialist
2025 Salary
$129,536Total compensation $130,090, including $554 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
#1,582City of Hamilton
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$129,5362025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$111,653 in 2023 is worth about $116,699 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Experience Design SpecialistCity Of Hamilton | $129,536Benefits $554Total $130,090 |
| 2024 | Experience Design SpecialistCity Of Hamilton | $122,955Benefits $557Total $123,512 |
| 2023 | Senior Project Manager-Enterprise SolutionsCity Of Hamilton | $111,653Benefits $486Total $112,139 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Melissa Steep's 2025 salary of $129,536 comes to roughly $92,288 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.5% effective) is deducted. At City of Hamilton, 3,382 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $127,716; Melissa Steep's total compensation of $130,090 ranked #1,582. That is about 5% more than the $122,955 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$92,288
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
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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.