Michael Cheeseman
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$143,919Total compensation $144,604, 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
#840City of Ottawa
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$143,9192025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$101,412 in 2018 is worth about $124,826 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $143,919Benefits $685Total $144,604 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $131,631Benefits $656Total $132,287 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $122,567Benefits $680Total $123,247 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $118,291Benefits $655Total $118,946 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $113,374Benefits $608Total $113,982 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $121,892Benefits $707Total $122,599 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $108,561Benefits $672Total $109,233 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $101,412Benefits $555Total $101,967 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Michael Cheeseman's 2025 salary of $143,919 comes to roughly $100,428 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.4% effective) is deducted. It is up about 9% on the $131,631 paid in 2024. Within City of Ottawa, Michael Cheeseman's total compensation of $144,604 was the #840 of 5,181, against a median salary of $117,638. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$100,428
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +9%
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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.