David Cherry
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$137,829Total compensation $138,515, 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
#1,128City of Ottawa
Years on List
82017–2025
Peak Salary
$137,8292025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$100,466 in 2017 is worth about $126,507 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $137,829 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $124,247 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $120,178 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $121,690 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $114,462 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $117,175 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $102,522 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $100,466 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
David Cherry was paid $137,829 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $96,981, an effective income-tax rate of about 25.6%. That is about 5% above the 2025 median of $131,656 for Firefighter on the Sunshine List. It is up about 11% on the $124,247 paid in 2024. David Cherry has appeared on the list 8 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,981
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +5%
Where does $137,829 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.