Shawn Powell
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$131,428Total compensation $132,114, 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
#1,479City of Ottawa
Years on List
82017–2025
Peak Salary
$131,4282025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$102,645 in 2017 is worth about $129,250 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $131,428Benefits $685Total $132,114 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $113,629Benefits $656Total $114,286 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $115,128Benefits $680Total $115,807 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $115,016Benefits $669Total $115,686 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $113,983Benefits $626Total $114,609 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $109,664Benefits $728Total $110,392 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $109,717Benefits $694Total $110,411 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $102,645Benefits $564Total $103,209 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $131,428 Shawn Powell earned in 2025, roughly $93,359 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.0%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $113,629, that is a rise of about 16%. Shawn Powell has appeared on the list 8 times since 2017. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$93,359
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.0%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter 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.