Mehrzad Balsara
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$130,164Total compensation $130,850, 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
#1,549City of Ottawa
Years on List
82017–2025
Peak Salary
$130,1642025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$104,862 in 2017 is worth about $132,042 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $130,164Benefits $685Total $130,850 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $119,365Benefits $656Total $120,022 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $116,985Benefits $680Total $117,665 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $121,623Benefits $669Total $122,293 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $111,611Benefits $626Total $112,237 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $119,338Benefits $728Total $120,066 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $108,515Benefits $677Total $109,192 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $104,862Benefits $561Total $105,423 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $130,164 Mehrzad Balsara earned in 2025, roughly $92,643 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.8%. Within City of Ottawa, Mehrzad Balsara's total compensation of $130,850 was the #1,549 of 5,181, against a median salary of $117,638. Mehrzad Balsara has appeared on the list 8 times since 2017. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$92,643
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −1%
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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.