Christopher Houlahan
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2022 Salary — last year on the list
$111,267Total compensation $111,936, including $669 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
2022
Employer Rank
#2,653City of Ottawa
Years on List
52017–2022
Peak Salary
$126,2282020
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2022
$103,257 in 2017 is worth about $130,022 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $111,267Benefits $669Total $111,936 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $107,551Benefits $626Total $108,177 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $126,228Benefits $728Total $126,956 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $105,378Benefits $694Total $106,072 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $103,257Benefits $561Total $103,819 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2022 estimate
In 2022, Christopher Houlahan's $111,267 salary works out to roughly $79,542 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.5%. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2022, the median was $123,711; this salary sits about 10% below it. Christopher Houlahan has appeared on the list 5 times since 2017. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$79,542
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,453
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
- vs. 2022 Firefighter median
- −10%
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Estimate only: 2022 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.