Shawn Macdonald
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$105,426Total compensation $106,091, including $665 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
#4,199City of Ottawa
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$117,3622024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$105,466 in 2022 is worth about $114,534 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $105,426Benefits $665Total $106,091 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $117,362Benefits $636Total $117,998 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $107,906Benefits $642Total $108,548 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $105,466Benefits $570Total $106,036 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Shawn Macdonald's 2025 salary of $105,426 comes to roughly $77,741 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 21.0% effective) is deducted. That is about 20% below the 2025 median of $131,656 for Firefighter on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 4 years in all, first in 2022. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$77,741
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.3%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −20%
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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.