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Saeed Gholak

City of Ottawa/Bus Operator

2025 Salary

$103,222

Total compensation $104,226, including $1,004 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

#4,660

City of Ottawa

Years on List

3

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$109,243

2019

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $102,695 in 2017 to $104,226 in 2025. No data for 2018. No data from 2020 to 2024.$100K$103K$105K$108K$110K$113K201720192025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$101,041 in 2017 is worth about $127,231 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa$103,222Benefits $1,004Total $104,226
2019Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa$109,243Benefits $1,840Total $111,083
2017Bus OperatorCity of Ottawa$101,041Benefits $1,654Total $102,695

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Saeed Gholak was paid $103,222 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $76,231, an effective income-tax rate of about 20.8%. That is about 9% below the 2025 median of $112,937 for Transit Operator on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 3 years in all, first in 2017. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$76,231
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~20.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~26.1%
vs. 2025 Transit Operator median
−9%

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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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2025

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