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Saad Hwais

City of Ottawa/Diesel Rail Operator

2025 Salary

$103,869

Total compensation $105,368, including $1,499 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

#4,376

City of Ottawa

Years on List

2

2024–2025

Peak Salary

$103,869

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $102,472 in 2024 to $105,368 in 2025.$100K$102K$104K$106K20242025
Total compensation, 2024–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2024–2025

$100,820 in 2024 is worth about $102,888 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Diesel Rail OperatorCity Of Ottawa$103,869Benefits $1,499Total $105,368
2024Diesel Rail OperatorCity Of Ottawa$100,820Benefits $1,652Total $102,472

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Saad Hwais was paid $103,869 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $76,674, an effective income-tax rate of about 20.9%. That is in line with the 2025 median of $103,869 for Diesel Rail Operator on the Sunshine List. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $100,820, that is a rise of about 3%. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$76,674
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~20.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~26.2%
vs. 2025 Diesel Rail Operator median
about even

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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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