Erik Laursen
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$137,857Total compensation $138,543, 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
#1,126City of Ottawa
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$137,8572025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$103,033 in 2017 is worth about $129,739 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $137,857Benefits $685Total $138,543 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $126,909Benefits $656Total $127,565 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $123,041Benefits $680Total $123,721 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $130,498Benefits $669Total $131,167 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $108,763Benefits $626Total $109,389 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $130,803Benefits $724Total $131,527 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $111,051Benefits $672Total $111,723 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $106,008Benefits $598Total $106,606 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $103,033Benefits $561Total $103,594 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Erik Laursen's 2025 salary of $137,857 comes to roughly $96,997 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.6% effective) is deducted. Within City of Ottawa, Erik Laursen's total compensation of $138,543 was the #1,126 of 5,181, against a median salary of $117,638. Erik Laursen has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,997
- 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%
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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.