Graeme Nichols
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$136,773Total compensation $137,458, 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
#1,177City of Ottawa
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$136,7732025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$106,978 in 2020 is worth about $128,218 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $136,773Benefits $685Total $137,458 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $119,601Benefits $641Total $120,242 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $124,848Benefits $659Total $125,507 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $105,029Benefits $651Total $105,680 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $110,027Benefits $608Total $110,635 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $106,978Benefits $654Total $107,633 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Graeme Nichols's $136,773 salary works out to roughly $96,384 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.5%. It is up about 14% on the $119,601 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2020. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,384
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +4%
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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.