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Allyson Downs

City of Ottawa/Director, Parks Maintenance and Forestry Services

2025 Salary

$192,548

Total compensation $193,142, including $594 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

#103

City of Ottawa

Years on List

12

2014–2025

Peak Salary

$192,548

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 12 yearly values of total compensation, from $108,375 in 2014 to $193,142 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201420162018202120232025
Total compensation, 2014–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2014–2025

$108,009 in 2014 is worth about $141,654 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Director, Parks Maintenance and Forestry ServicesCity Of Ottawa$192,548Benefits $594Total $193,142
2024Director, Parks Maintenance and Forestry ServicesCity Of Ottawa$185,627Benefits $557Total $186,185
2023Director, Parks Maintenance and Forestry ServicesCity Of Ottawa$174,186Benefits $549Total $174,735
2022Director, Parks Maintenance and Forestry ServicesCity Of Ottawa$173,908Benefits $542Total $174,450
2021Director Parks and Forestry ServicesCity Of Ottawa$153,473Benefits $477Total $153,949
2020Director, Parks, Forestry and Stormwater ServicesCity Of Ottawa$144,524Benefits $510Total $145,034
2019Manager, Business and Technical Support ServicesCity Of Ottawa$133,129Benefits $510Total $133,639
2018Program Manager, Project Management OfficeCity of Ottawa$126,187Benefits $432Total $126,619
2017Program Manager, Project Management OfficeCity of Ottawa$122,644Benefits $408Total $123,053
2016Program Manager, Project Management OfficeCity of Ottawa$123,137Benefits $392Total $123,530
2015Manager, Customer Service and CollectionsCity of Ottawa$123,855Benefits $366Total $124,221
2014Manager, Customer Service and CollectionsCity of Ottawa$108,009Benefits $366Total $108,375

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Allyson Downs was paid $192,548 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $126,850, an effective income-tax rate of about 31.3%. Within City of Ottawa, Allyson Downs's total compensation of $193,142 was the #103 of 5,181, against a median salary of $117,638. It is up about 4% on the $185,627 paid in 2024. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$126,850
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~31.3%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.1%

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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.

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2025

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