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David Goyens

City of Ottawa/Firefighter

2025 Salary

$173,488

Total compensation $174,174, 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

#228

City of Ottawa

Years on List

8

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$179,048

2022

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $105,806 in 2018 to $174,174 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201820192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$105,312 in 2018 is worth about $129,627 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$173,488Benefits $685Total $174,174
2024FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$156,805Benefits $656Total $157,462
2023FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$157,849Benefits $664Total $158,513
2022FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$179,048Benefits $651Total $179,699
2021FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$139,265Benefits $608Total $139,873
2020FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$137,912Benefits $707Total $138,619
2019FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$122,549Benefits $623Total $123,173
2018FirefighterCity of Ottawa$105,312Benefits $494Total $105,806

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

David Goyens was paid $173,488 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $116,811, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.5%. That is about 32% above the 2025 median of $131,656 for Firefighter on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 2018. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$116,811
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~29.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.7%
vs. 2025 Firefighter median
+32%

Where does $173,488 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.

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