Dana Best
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$134,906Total compensation $135,591, 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
#1,268City of Ottawa
Years on List
62017–2025
Peak Salary
$134,9062025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$108,396 in 2017 is worth about $136,492 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $134,906Benefits $685Total $135,591 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $118,445Benefits $656Total $119,102 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $110,060Benefits $680Total $110,740 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $110,560Benefits $728Total $111,288 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $104,051Benefits $603Total $104,654 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $108,396Benefits $561Total $108,957 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $134,906 Dana Best earned in 2025, roughly $95,327 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.3%. On total compensation of $135,591, Dana Best ranked #1,268 of 5,181 disclosed at City of Ottawa that year, where the median salary was $117,638. Dana Best has appeared on the list 6 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,327
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.3%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +2%
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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.