Timothy Bower
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$136,917Total compensation $137,603, 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
#1,171City of Ottawa
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$148,0012021
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$107,886 in 2015 is worth about $139,929 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $136,917Benefits $685Total $137,603 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $123,258Benefits $656Total $123,914 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $123,540Benefits $680Total $124,219 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $138,272Benefits $669Total $138,941 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $148,001Benefits $626Total $148,627 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $123,299Benefits $728Total $124,027 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $129,201Benefits $679Total $129,880 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $104,191Benefits $598Total $104,789 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $124,818Benefits $561Total $125,380 |
| 2016 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $104,819Benefits $531Total $105,351 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $107,886Benefits $490Total $108,377 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Timothy Bower's 2025 salary of $136,917 comes to roughly $96,464 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.5% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 4% more. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $123,258, that is a rise of about 11%. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,464
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +4%
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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.