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Wai Shing Wong

Chief Building Engineer at City Of Hamilton. On Ontario’s disclosure list 11 years between 2012 and 2022.

Salary disclosure2022
Wai Shing Wong
Chief Building Engineer
City Of Hamilton
Salary paid
$122,540.31
Taxable benefits
$511.23
Total disclosed
$123,051.54
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2021: +$4,074 (+3.4%)
11years on
the list

Among 2,208 people at City Of Hamilton in 2022

972nd highest paid. Their median: $119,917.

Paid more than 65% of everyone on the 2022 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalary
2012$100,957
2013$102,895
2014$107,583
2015$119,631
2016$118,083
2017$110,818
2018$112,986
2019$119,555
2020$120,717
2021$118,466
2022$122,540

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsIn 2025 dollarsChange
2022City Of HamiltonChief Building Engineer$122,540$511$132,719+$4,074 (+3.4%)
2021City Of HamiltonChief Building Engineer$118,466$494$136,997−$2,251 (−1.9%)
2020City Of HamiltonChief Building Engineer$120,717$514$144,441+$1,162 (+1.0%)
2019City Of HamiltonManager Building Engineering And Zoning$119,555$1,118$143,987+$6,569 (+5.8%)
2018City Of HamiltonChief Building Engineer$112,986$1,121$138,596+$2,168 (+2.0%)
2017City Of HamiltonChief Building Engineer$110,818$1,104$139,131−$7,266 (−6.2%)
2016City Of HamiltonManager Building Engineering and Zoning$118,083$1,215$150,768−$1,547 (−1.3%)
2015City Of HamiltonManager Building Engineering & Zoning$119,631$1,163$155,501+$12,048 (+11.2%)
2014City Of HamiltonManager Building Engineering and Zoning$107,583$1,111$141,507+$4,688 (+4.6%)
2013City Of HamiltonChief Building Engineer$102,895$905$138,532+$1,938 (+1.9%)
2012City Of HamiltonChief Building Engineer$100,957$649$137,261

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by Ontario’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).

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Questions and answers

Why is Wai Shing Wong on the disclosure list?

City Of Hamilton paid Wai Shing Wong $122,540 in 2022. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

What do the comparisons mean?

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