Jeff Leavitt
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$153,711Total compensation $154,396, 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
#605City of Ottawa
Years on List
92015–2025
Peak Salary
$153,7412023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$112,347 in 2015 is worth about $145,713 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $153,711Benefits $685Total $154,396 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $149,691Benefits $656Total $150,348 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $153,741Benefits $680Total $154,421 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $153,268Benefits $669Total $153,937 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $125,860Benefits $626Total $126,486 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $119,203Benefits $728Total $119,931 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $105,069Benefits $603Total $105,672 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $105,736Benefits $561Total $106,297 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $112,347Benefits $526Total $112,872 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Jeff Leavitt's 2025 salary of $153,711 comes to roughly $105,928 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.5% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 17% more. Jeff Leavitt has appeared on the list 9 times since 2015. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,928
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +17%
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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.