Martha Copestake
City of Ottawa/Senior Forester Planning
2025 Salary
$126,737Total compensation $127,109, including $372 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
#1,807City of Ottawa
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$126,7372025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$100,586 in 2018 is worth about $123,809 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Forester PlanningCity Of Ottawa | $126,737Benefits $372Total $127,109 |
| 2024 | Senior Forester PlanningCity Of Ottawa | $125,177Benefits $355Total $125,532 |
| 2023 | Planner IIICity Of Ottawa | $117,433Benefits $359Total $117,792 |
| 2022 | Planner IIICity Of Ottawa | $117,871Benefits $350Total $118,222 |
| 2021 | Planner IIICity Of Ottawa | $102,370Benefits $309Total $102,679 |
| 2020 | Forester – PlanningCity Of Ottawa | $105,691Benefits $360Total $106,051 |
| 2019 | Forester - PlanningCity Of Ottawa | $100,722Benefits $366Total $101,088 |
| 2018 | Forester - PlanningCity of Ottawa | $100,586Benefits $323Total $100,908 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Martha Copestake's $126,737 salary works out to roughly $90,704 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.4%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $125,177, that is a rise of about 1%. Martha Copestake has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,704
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
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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.