Rodney Bowes
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$146,977Total compensation $147,663, 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
#749City of Ottawa
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$146,9772025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$111,273 in 2017 is worth about $140,115 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $146,977 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $123,785 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $125,142 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $129,231 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $131,512 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $140,535 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $121,835 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $110,896 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $111,273 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Rodney Bowes's $146,977 salary works out to roughly $102,158 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.5%. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 12% more. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $123,785, that is a rise of about 19%. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$102,158
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.5%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +12%
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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.