Sarah Felhaber
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$152,932Total compensation $153,617, 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
#628City of Ottawa
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$152,9322025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$110,032 in 2017 is worth about $138,552 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $152,932Benefits $685Total $153,617 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $142,990Benefits $656Total $143,646 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $138,658Benefits $680Total $139,337 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $152,063Benefits $669Total $152,733 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $127,547Benefits $621Total $128,168 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $125,044Benefits $707Total $125,751 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $110,141Benefits $672Total $110,813 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $102,931Benefits $598Total $103,529 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $110,032Benefits $548Total $110,579 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Sarah Felhaber was paid $152,932 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $105,499, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.4%. Within City of Ottawa, Sarah Felhaber's total compensation of $153,617 was the #628 of 5,181, against a median salary of $117,638. It is up about 7% on the $142,990 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,499
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +16%
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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.