Curtis Tolhurst
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$183,917Total compensation $184,582, including $665 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
#144City of Ottawa
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$183,9172025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$106,272 in 2021 is worth about $123,233 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $183,917Benefits $665Total $184,582 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $160,360Benefits $636Total $160,996 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $142,953Benefits $659Total $143,612 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $142,047Benefits $604Total $142,651 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $106,272Benefits $503Total $106,775 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Curtis Tolhurst was paid $183,917 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $122,386, an effective income-tax rate of about 30.5%. It is up about 15% on the $160,360 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$122,386
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.5%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +40%
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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.