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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 8 years

James Ecker

District Chief · City of Hamilton
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$142,695.98
▲ 7.6% since 2010

James Ecker was paid $142,695.98 in total compensation as District Chief at City of Hamilton in 2017, 43% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Ecker has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2010, earning $989K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $123,656.00 a year, up 8% over that span.

That is 7% above the average disclosed pay of $133,049.99 across 3,382 listed City of Hamilton employees.

$142,695.98
Latest compensation
in 2017
$989K
Total compensation
across 8 years
$123,656.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+7.6%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$108K$117K$127K$137K$146K20102011201220132014201520162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How James Ecker's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2017 · $142,695.98
Lifetime total compensation$989K
Annual average$123,656.00
Total growth since 2010+7.6%
Biggest raise+17.8% (2017)
Biggest drop-14.6% (2011)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest★ Best
District Chief↑ role changed$142,695.98▲ 17.8%
2016
Captain$121,173.35▼ 9.1%
2015
Captain$133,307.31▲ 10.8%
2014
Captain$120,328.26▲ 6.5%
2013
Captain$113,012.91▲ 0.1%
2012
Captain$112,938.38▼ 0.2%
2011
Captain$113,192.77▼ 14.6%
2010First
Captain$132,595.36
8 years total$989K total$123,656.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
District Chief
Sector
Municipalities and Services
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2017
Years on list
8

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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