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Luke Wheeler

City of Ottawa/Firefighter

2025 Salary

$133,496

Total compensation $134,182, 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

#1,345

City of Ottawa

Years on List

8

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$133,496

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $102,978 in 2017 to $134,182 in 2025. No data for 2018.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K201720192020202320242025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$102,416 in 2017 is worth about $128,963 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$133,496Benefits $685Total $134,182
2024FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$116,370Benefits $656Total $117,026
2023FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$114,579Benefits $680Total $115,259
2022FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$118,199Benefits $669Total $118,869
2021FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$110,732Benefits $626Total $111,358
2020FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$120,595Benefits $724Total $121,320
2019FirefighterCity Of Ottawa$104,604Benefits $672Total $105,276
2017FirefighterCity of Ottawa$102,416Benefits $561Total $102,978

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Luke Wheeler was paid $133,496 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $94,529, an effective income-tax rate of about 25.1%. Within City of Ottawa, Luke Wheeler's total compensation of $134,182 was the #1,345 of 5,181, against a median salary of $117,638. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$94,529
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~25.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~29.2%
vs. 2025 Firefighter median
+1%

Where does $133,496 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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