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Louise Hine-Schmidt

City of Ottawa/Deputy Chief, Operations

2025 Salary

$240,996

Total compensation $242,559, including $1,563 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

Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#19

City of Ottawa

Years on List

12

2008–2025

Peak Salary

$240,996

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 12 yearly values of total compensation, from $100,596 in 2008 to $242,559 in 2025. No data from 2009 to 2014.$100K$150K$200K$250K200820162017202020222025
Total compensation, 2008–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2008–2025

$100,118 in 2008 is worth about $144,079 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Deputy Chief, OperationsCity Of Ottawa$240,996Benefits $1,563Total $242,559
2024Deputy Chief, OperationsCity Of Ottawa$202,859Benefits $1,567Total $204,426
2023Deputy Chief, Training and SafetyCity Of Ottawa$203,651Benefits $1,558Total $205,209
2022Deputy Chief, Training and SafetyCity Of Ottawa$186,873Benefits $1,162Total $188,035
2021Division ChiefCity Of Ottawa$151,445Benefits $857Total $152,302
2020Division ChiefCity Of Ottawa$146,732Benefits $858Total $147,590
2019FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$118,883Benefits $715Total $119,598
2018FirefighterCity of Ottawa$109,432Benefits $637Total $110,068
2017FirefighterCity of Ottawa$119,254Benefits $597Total $119,851
2016FirefighterCity of Ottawa$102,342Benefits $560Total $102,902
2015FirefighterCity of Ottawa$111,312Benefits $541Total $111,853
2008FirefighterCity of Ottawa$100,118Benefits $478Total $100,596

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Louise Hine-Schmidt's $240,996 salary works out to roughly $151,449 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 37.2%. At City of Ottawa, 5,181 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $117,638; Louise Hine-Schmidt's total compensation of $242,559 ranked #19. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2008. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$151,449
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~34.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~37.2%
vs. 2025 Deputy Chief Operations median
+47%

Where does $240,996 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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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