James Lambe
City of Ottawa/Fire Prevention Officer
2025 Salary
$145,333Total compensation $146,124, including $791 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
#785City of Ottawa
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$145,3332025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$117,208 in 2015 is worth about $152,018 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Ottawa | $145,333 |
| 2024 | Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Ottawa | $121,781 |
| 2023 | —City Of Ottawa | $125,646 |
| 2022 | Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Ottawa | $131,802 |
| 2021 | Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Ottawa | $124,800 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $125,197 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $125,631 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $109,200 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $113,413 |
| 2016 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $107,389 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $117,208 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on James Lambe's 2025 salary of $145,333 comes to roughly $101,227 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.6% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $146,124, James Lambe ranked #785 of 5,181 disclosed at City of Ottawa that year, where the median salary was $117,638. James Lambe has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$101,227
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.3%
- vs. 2025 Fire Prevention Officer 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.