Stephen Paiano
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$129,862Total compensation $130,547, 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
#1,564City of Ottawa
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$129,8622025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$119,904 in 2020 is worth about $143,710 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $129,862Benefits $685Total $130,547 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $118,312Benefits $651Total $118,964 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $116,483Benefits $659Total $117,142 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $124,315Benefits $651Total $124,966 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $113,503Benefits $608Total $114,111 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $119,904Benefits $689Total $120,593 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Stephen Paiano's $129,862 salary works out to roughly $92,473 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.8%. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 1% less. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2020. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$92,473
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −1%
Where does $129,862 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.