Andrew Van Der Heyden
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$140,232Total compensation $140,918, 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
#1,007City of Ottawa
Years on List
92015–2025
Peak Salary
$140,2322025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$100,309 in 2015 is worth about $130,101 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $140,232Benefits $685Total $140,918 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $127,045Benefits $656Total $127,701 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $132,109Benefits $680Total $132,788 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $135,805Benefits $669Total $136,475 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $117,354Benefits $626Total $117,980 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $125,961Benefits $728Total $126,689 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $106,632Benefits $694Total $107,326 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $105,592Benefits $561Total $106,154 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $100,309Benefits $526Total $100,835 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Andrew Van Der Heyden was paid $140,232 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $98,341, an effective income-tax rate of about 25.9%. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 7% more. It is up about 10% on the $127,045 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
- ~$98,341
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +7%
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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.