James Wright
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$113,740Total compensation $114,406, including $665 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
#3,197City of Ottawa
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$113,7402025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$107,448 in 2022 is worth about $116,686 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $113,740Benefits $665Total $114,406 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $107,233Benefits $636Total $107,869 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $104,340Benefits $659Total $104,999 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $107,448Benefits $635Total $108,083 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
James Wright was paid $113,740 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $83,235, an effective income-tax rate of about 22.0%. That is about 6% more than the $107,233 paid in 2024. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2025, the median was $131,656; this salary sits about 14% below it. James Wright has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$83,235
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.8%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −14%
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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.