Derek Forde

$179,686.31asCaptain

Employed by City Of Hamilton in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Position

Captain

Employer

City Of Hamilton

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2016 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Captain
$179,686.31
$704.52
4.1%
2024
Captain
$187,370.53
$672.00
23.77%
2023
Captain
$151,388.42
$625.44
0.38%
2022
Captain
$150,816.65
$595.68
10.22%
2021
Captain
$136,834.32
$584.52
3.33%
2020
Captain
$132,430.60
$573.24
5.11%
2019
Captain
$139,555.42
$524.27
2.05%
2018
Firefighter
$142,482.14
$484.65
30.97%
2017
Firefighter
$108,786.16
$450.00
8.71%
2016
Firefighter
$100,074.26
$547.20

Derek Forde, Captain at City Of Hamilton, earned a disclosed salary of $179,686.31 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 4.1% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Derek Forde has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times between 2016 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $187,370.53 in 2024. In addition to salary, $704.52 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. City Of Hamilton reports under the Municipalities & Services sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Captains in City Of Hamilton

NameSalary
Claudio Balice$185,568.61
Derek Forde$179,686.31
Kevin Waycik$178,119.15
Sandy Beveridge$174,489.92
Vasilios Falagitis$171,373.80
Brendon Knaus$169,928.49
Anthony Giorno$169,863.06
John Lovnicki$169,105.39
Shawn Elliott$166,682.22
Andrew Lumsden$165,942.46

Top earning Captains in Ontario

NameSalary
City Of Greater Sudbury
$271,198.54
City Of Vaughan
$259,394.23
City Of Greater Sudbury
$237,079.33
City Of Greater Sudbury
$226,768.50
Town Of Ajax
$222,728.56
City Of Greater Sudbury
$222,410.17
City Of Greater Sudbury
$217,872.07
City Of Greater Sudbury
$215,166.70
City Of Greater Sudbury
$213,913.31
City Of Vaughan
$213,362.27

Other employees at City Of Hamilton

NameSalary
Douglas Jonovich
Sergeant 1st Class
$180,533.50
Rebecca Ballantyne
Director – Human Resources Police
$180,407.21
Scott Galbraith
Staff Sergeant
$180,108.96
Barry Stoltz
Sergeant 1st Class
$180,080.20
Michael Zezella
Sergeant 1st Class
$179,987.78
Ryan Hashimoto
Staff Sergeant
$179,663.00
Kirsten Stevenson
Executive Director
$179,662.34
Candace Culp
Staff Sergeant
$179,630.20
James Bursey
Platoon Chief
$179,497.99
Darko Kodric
Process Supervisor
$179,426.57