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Benyam Abebe

City of Ottawa/Bus Operator

2025 Salary

$102,803

Total compensation $104,442, including $1,639 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

#4,629

City of Ottawa

Years on List

5

2019–2025

Peak Salary

$107,780

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 5 yearly values of total compensation, from $108,424 in 2019 to $104,442 in 2025. No data for 2020. No data for 2023.$100K$103K$105K$108K$110K20192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2019–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2019–2025

$106,549 in 2019 is worth about $128,643 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa$102,803Benefits $1,639Total $104,442
2024Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa$107,780Benefits $1,768Total $109,548
2022Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa$102,037Benefits $1,948Total $103,985
2021Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa$103,258Benefits $1,795Total $105,053
2019Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa$106,549Benefits $1,875Total $108,424

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Benyam Abebe's $102,803 salary works out to roughly $75,944 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 26.1%. That is about 5% less than the $107,780 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2019. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$75,944
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~20.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~26.1%
vs. 2025 Transit Operator median
−9%

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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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