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John Salisbury

City of Ottawa/Firefighter

2025 Salary

$123,668

Total compensation $124,333, 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

#2,126

City of Ottawa

Years on List

4

2022–2025

Peak Salary

$123,668

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 4 yearly values of total compensation, from $102,281 in 2022 to $124,333 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K2022202320242025
Total compensation, 2022–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20222025

$101,710 in 2022 is worth about $110,455 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$123,668
2024FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$116,888
2023FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$110,126
2022FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$101,710

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on John Salisbury's 2025 salary of $123,668 comes to roughly $88,967 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.6% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $124,333, John Salisbury ranked #2,126 of 5,181 disclosed at City of Ottawa that year, where the median salary was $117,638. It is up about 6% on the $116,888 paid in 2024. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$88,967
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~23.6%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~28.1%
vs. 2025 Firefighter median
−6%

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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.

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2025

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