Christopher Bakker
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$134,504Total compensation $135,189, 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
#1,285City of Ottawa
Years on List
92015–2025
Peak Salary
$134,5042025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$103,688 in 2015 is worth about $134,483 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $134,504Benefits $685Total $135,189 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $116,517Benefits $656Total $117,173 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $121,328Benefits $680Total $122,008 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $126,440Benefits $669Total $127,110 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $121,939Benefits $626Total $122,565 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $129,852Benefits $747Total $130,599 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $112,661Benefits $722Total $113,383 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $114,007Benefits $561Total $114,568 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $103,688Benefits $526Total $104,214 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Christopher Bakker's 2025 salary of $134,504 comes to roughly $95,100 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.2% effective) is deducted. It is up about 15% on the $116,517 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 9 years in all, first in 2015. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,100
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.3%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +2%
Where does $134,504 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.