Michael Knight
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$122,442Total compensation $123,127, 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
#2,211City of Ottawa
Years on List
82017–2025
Peak Salary
$123,0042022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$104,674 in 2017 is worth about $131,806 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $122,442Benefits $685Total $123,127 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $117,492Benefits $656Total $118,149 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $122,386Benefits $680Total $123,066 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $123,004Benefits $669Total $123,674 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $115,271Benefits $621Total $115,893 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $118,295Benefits $707Total $119,001 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $103,936Benefits $672Total $104,608 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $104,674Benefits $548Total $105,222 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Michael Knight was paid $122,442 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $88,274, an effective income-tax rate of about 23.4%. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2025, the median was $131,656; this salary sits about 7% below it. Michael Knight has appeared on the list 8 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$88,274
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.9%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −7%
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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.