Christopher Despatis
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$151,621Total compensation $152,353, including $732 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
#657City of Ottawa
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$151,6212025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$109,131 in 2023 is worth about $114,064 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $151,621Benefits $732Total $152,353 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $128,391Benefits $551Total $128,942 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $109,131Benefits $510Total $109,641 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Christopher Despatis's 2025 salary of $151,621 comes to roughly $104,777 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.3% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $152,353, Christopher Despatis ranked #657 of 5,181 disclosed at City of Ottawa that year, where the median salary was $117,638. It is up about 18% on the $128,391 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
- ~$104,777
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.9%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +15%
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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.