Daren Stephenson
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$132,609Total compensation $133,295, 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
#1,412City of Ottawa
Years on List
102015–2025
Peak Salary
$132,6092025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,775 in 2015 is worth about $132,002 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $132,609Benefits $685Total $133,295 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $115,950Benefits $656Total $116,606 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $114,570Benefits $680Total $115,250 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $125,933Benefits $669Total $126,602 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $114,751Benefits $626Total $115,377 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $127,224Benefits $728Total $127,952 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $110,168Benefits $694Total $110,862 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $100,620Benefits $617Total $101,238 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $106,399Benefits $564Total $106,964 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $101,775Benefits $526Total $102,301 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Daren Stephenson's $132,609 salary works out to roughly $94,026 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.1%. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2025, the median was $131,656; this salary sits about 1% above it. That is about 14% more than the $115,950 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$94,026
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.1%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +1%
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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.