Christine Higgins
City of Ottawa – Police Services/Police Communicator
2025 Salary
$126,744Total compensation $127,354, including $610 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
#1,328City of Ottawa – Police Services
Years on List
32022–2025
Peak Salary
$148,4172022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$148,417 in 2022 is worth about $161,178 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Police CommunicatorCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $126,744Benefits $610Total $127,354 |
| 2023 | Police CommunicatorCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $102,571Benefits $610Total $103,181 |
| 2022 | Police CommunicatorCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $148,417Benefits $610Total $149,027 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Christine Higgins was paid $126,744 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $90,708, an effective income-tax rate of about 24.1%. That is about 4% above the 2025 median of $121,863 for Police Communicator on the Sunshine List. That is about 24% more than the $102,571 paid in 2023. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,708
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- vs. 2025 Police Communicator 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.