Rochelle Desouza
City of Hamilton/Chief Financial Officer
2025 Salary
$148,935Total compensation $149,606, including $671 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
#761City of Hamilton
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$149,3542024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$106,891 in 2015 is worth about $138,638 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief Financial OfficerCity Of Hamilton | $148,935Benefits $671Total $149,606 |
| 2024 | Chief Financial OfficerCity Of Hamilton | $149,354Benefits $678Total $150,031 |
| 2023 | Chief Financial OfficerCity Of Hamilton | $142,173Benefits $614Total $142,787 |
| 2022 | Chief Financial OfficerCity Of Hamilton | $139,024Benefits $576Total $139,600 |
| 2021 | Chief Financial OfficerCity Of Hamilton | $131,501Benefits $546Total $132,047 |
| 2020 | Chief Financial OfficerCity Of Hamilton | $129,423Benefits $954Total $130,377 |
| 2019 | Chief Financial OfficerCity Of Hamilton | $127,128Benefits $1,181Total $128,309 |
| 2018 | Chief Financial OfficerCity of Hamilton | $112,986Benefits $1,121Total $114,107 |
| 2017 | Chief Financial OfficerCity of Hamilton | $110,771Benefits $889Total $111,659 |
| 2016 | Chief Financial OfficerCity of Hamilton | $105,873Benefits $608Total $106,481 |
| 2015 | Chief Financial OfficerCity of Hamilton | $106,891Benefits $566Total $107,458 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Rochelle Desouza's 2025 salary of $148,935 comes to roughly $103,266 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.0% effective) is deducted. It is little changed from the $149,354 paid in 2024. On total compensation of $149,606, Rochelle Desouza ranked #761 of 3,382 disclosed at City of Hamilton that year, where the median salary was $127,716. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,266
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- vs. 2025 Chief Financial Officer median
- −15%
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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.