Shelley Hesmer
City of Hamilton/Director Financial Services
2025 Salary
$189,761Total compensation $191,875, including $2,114 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
#112City of Hamilton
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$193,9462024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$109,029 in 2019 is worth about $131,636 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director Financial ServicesCity Of Hamilton | $189,761Benefits $2,114Total $191,875 |
| 2024 | Director Financial Services Taxation and Corporate ControllerCity Of Hamilton | $193,946Benefits $2,101Total $196,048 |
| 2023 | Director Financial Services Taxation and Corporate ControllerCity Of Hamilton | $156,230Benefits $1,978Total $158,208 |
| 2022 | Director Financial Services Taxation and Corporate ControllerCity Of Hamilton | $139,058Benefits $1,564Total $140,622 |
| 2021 | Manager Accounting ServicesCity Of Hamilton | $120,367Benefits $487Total $120,854 |
| 2020 | Manager Accounting ServicesCity Of Hamilton | $114,867Benefits $470Total $115,337 |
| 2019 | Manager Accounting ServicesCity Of Hamilton | $109,029Benefits $507Total $109,536 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Shelley Hesmer's $189,761 salary works out to roughly $125,409 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.9%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $193,946, that is a drop of about 2%. At City of Hamilton, 3,382 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $127,716; Shelley Hesmer's total compensation of $191,875 ranked #112. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$125,409
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
- vs. 2025 Director Financial Services median
- +10%
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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.