Chris Whittingham
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$137,350Total compensation $138,035, 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
#1,149City of Ottawa
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$137,3502025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$102,449 in 2015 is worth about $132,877 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $137,350Benefits $685Total $138,035 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $129,107Benefits $656Total $129,763 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $128,583Benefits $680Total $129,263 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $136,384Benefits $669Total $137,054 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $125,985Benefits $626Total $126,611 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $129,971Benefits $728Total $130,699 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $110,597Benefits $688Total $111,285 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $109,719Benefits $598Total $110,317 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $112,180Benefits $561Total $112,741 |
| 2016 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $100,740Benefits $531Total $101,272 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $102,449Benefits $508Total $102,958 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Chris Whittingham's $137,350 salary works out to roughly $96,710 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.6%. At City of Ottawa, 5,181 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $117,638; Chris Whittingham's total compensation of $138,035 ranked #1,149. It is up about 6% on the $129,107 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,710
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +4%
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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.