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Richard Holder

City of Ottawa/Director, Rail Construction Program

2025 Salary

$199,558

Total compensation $200,185, including $627 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

#69

City of Ottawa

Years on List

14

2009–2025

Peak Salary

$203,274

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 14 yearly values of total compensation, from $106,349 in 2009 to $200,185 in 2025. No data from 2010 to 2012.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K200920142016202020232025
Total compensation, 2009–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2009–2025

$106,066 in 2009 is worth about $152,238 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Director, Rail Construction ProgramCity Of Ottawa$199,558Benefits $627Total $200,185
2024Director, Rail Construction ProgramCity Of Ottawa$203,274Benefits $603Total $203,878
2023Director, Engineering ServicesCity Of Ottawa$185,356Benefits $599Total $185,955
2022Director, Engineering ServicesCity Of Ottawa$189,271Benefits $601Total $189,872
2021Manager, Rail InfrastructureCity Of Ottawa$166,634Benefits $537Total $167,171
2020Manager, Rail InfrastructureCity Of Ottawa$173,043Benefits $632Total $173,675
2019Manager, Rail InfrastructureCity Of Ottawa$166,546Benefits $641Total $167,187
2018Manager, Rail Systems and Operations IntegrationCity of Ottawa$165,911Benefits $549Total $166,460
2017Manager, Rail Systems and Operations IntegrationCity of Ottawa$148,147Benefits $487Total $148,634
2016Manager, Rail Systems and Operations IntegrationCity of Ottawa$142,439Benefits $450Total $142,889
2015Chief, Rail Systems and Operations IntegrationCity of Ottawa$131,765Benefits $401Total $132,166
2014Manager, Light Rail ProjectsCity of Ottawa$122,293Benefits $413Total $122,706
2013Manager, Light Rail ProjectsCity of Ottawa$115,848Benefits $419Total $116,267
2009Program Manager, Municipal Design & ConstructionCity of Ottawa$106,066Benefits $283Total $106,349

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Richard Holder's $199,558 salary works out to roughly $130,477 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 34.6%. The 2024 record under this name shows $203,274. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 14 years in all, first in 2009. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$130,477
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~31.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.6%

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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.

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