Michael Ross
City of Ottawa – Police Services/Forensic Media Examiner
2025 Salary
$153,523Total compensation $154,133, including $610 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
#632City of Ottawa – Police Services
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$216,9112019
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$216,911 in 2019 is worth about $261,888 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Forensic Media ExaminerCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $153,523Benefits $610Total $154,133 |
| 2024 | Forensic Media ExaminerCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $151,114Benefits $610Total $151,724 |
| 2023 | Forensic Media ExaminerCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $140,272Benefits $610Total $140,882 |
| 2022 | Forensic Media ExaminerCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $145,513Benefits $610Total $146,123 |
| 2021 | Forensic Media ExaminerCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $126,649Benefits $610Total $127,259 |
| 2020 | Forensic Media ExaminerCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $127,961Benefits $573Total $128,534 |
| 2019 | Forensic Media ExaminerCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $216,911Benefits $527Total $217,438 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Michael Ross was paid $153,523 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $105,824, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.5%. It is up about 2% on the $151,114 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 2019. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,824
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
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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.