Alex Maclaren
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$128,316Total compensation $129,002, including $685 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
#1,660City of Ottawa
Years on List
82017–2025
Peak Salary
$145,1702022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$104,516 in 2017 is worth about $131,607 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $128,316Benefits $685Total $129,002 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $117,235Benefits $656Total $117,892 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $117,948Benefits $680Total $118,628 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $145,170Benefits $669Total $145,839 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $115,877Benefits $626Total $116,503 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $123,126Benefits $728Total $123,854 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $111,000Benefits $694Total $111,694 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $104,516Benefits $577Total $105,093 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Alex Maclaren's 2025 salary of $128,316 comes to roughly $91,598 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.3% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $117,235, that is a rise of about 9%. That is about 3% below the 2025 median of $131,656 for Firefighter on the Sunshine List. Alex Maclaren has appeared on the list 8 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,598
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −3%
Where does $128,316 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.