Sean Potvin
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$138,740Total compensation $139,426, 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
#1,071City of Ottawa
Years on List
92015–2025
Peak Salary
$138,7402025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,168 in 2015 is worth about $131,215 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $138,740Benefits $685Total $139,426 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $128,975Benefits $656Total $129,631 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $119,410Benefits $680Total $120,090 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $122,248Benefits $669Total $122,917 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $126,848Benefits $626Total $127,474 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $137,588Benefits $728Total $138,316 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $110,274Benefits $679Total $110,953 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $110,610Benefits $561Total $111,171 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $101,168Benefits $490Total $101,659 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $138,740 Sean Potvin earned in 2025, roughly $97,496 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.7%. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2025, the median was $131,656; this salary sits about 5% above it. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $128,975, that is a rise of about 8%. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$97,496
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.7%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +5%
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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.