Yash Bhardwaj
City of Ottawa/Bus Operator
2025 Salary
$162,129Total compensation $163,020, including $892 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
#406City of Ottawa
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$173,7702019
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$104,049 in 2015 is worth about $134,951 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $162,129Benefits $892Total $163,020 |
| 2024 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $168,498Benefits $892Total $169,389 |
| 2023 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $157,168Benefits $1,300Total $158,468 |
| 2022 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $145,941Benefits $1,954Total $147,895 |
| 2021 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $139,326Benefits $1,795Total $141,121 |
| 2020 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $161,221Benefits $1,948Total $163,169 |
| 2019 | Bus OperatorCity Of Ottawa | $173,770Benefits $1,886Total $175,657 |
| 2018 | Bus OperatorCity of Ottawa | $118,739Benefits $1,721Total $120,461 |
| 2017 | Bus OperatorCity of Ottawa | $126,850Benefits $1,648Total $128,498 |
| 2016 | Bus OperatorCity of Ottawa | $100,590Benefits $1,503Total $102,094 |
| 2015 | Bus OperatorCity of Ottawa | $104,049Benefits $1,495Total $105,543 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Yash Bhardwaj's 2025 salary of $162,129 comes to roughly $110,560 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.4% effective) is deducted. It is down about 4% from the $168,498 paid in 2024. Yash Bhardwaj has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$110,560
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.8%
- vs. 2025 Transit Operator median
- +44%
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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.