Mehdi Arefagha
City of Ottawa/Bus Operator
2025 Salary
$119,093Total compensation $120,756, including $1,663 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
#2,373City of Ottawa
Years on List
42019–2025
Peak Salary
$119,0932025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$104,745 in 2019 is worth about $126,464 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $119,093Benefits $1,663Total $120,756 |
| 2024 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $112,002Benefits $1,780Total $113,782 |
| 2023 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $101,362Benefits $1,900Total $103,263 |
| 2019 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $104,745Benefits $1,883Total $106,628 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Mehdi Arefagha's $119,093 salary works out to roughly $86,379 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 27.5%. The 2024 record under this name shows $112,002. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 4 years in all, first in 2019. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$86,379
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- vs. 2025 Transit Operator median
- +5%
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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.