William Burns
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$127,611Total compensation $128,276, 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
#1,726City of Ottawa
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$127,6112025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$102,190 in 2021 is worth about $118,500 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $127,611Benefits $665Total $128,276 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $114,613Benefits $636Total $115,249 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $120,716Benefits $659Total $121,375 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $120,967Benefits $635Total $121,602 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $102,190Benefits $533Total $102,723 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, William Burns's $127,611 salary works out to roughly $91,199 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.5%. It is up about 11% on the $114,613 paid in 2024. That is about 3% below the 2025 median of $131,656 for Firefighter on the Sunshine List. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,199
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −3%
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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.