What does a District Chief make at City of Ottawa?
City of Ottawa paid its District Chiefs a median of $187,268 in 2025, about 6% more than the provincial median of $177,367 for the role. The highest-paid was $222,954.
People
25listed as District Chief in 2025
Median salary
$187,268salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$222,954salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$9,901against $177,367 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Ottawa · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Leicht | District Chief | $222,954 | $223,911 |
| 2 | David Marincak | District Chief | $207,579 | $208,536 |
| 3 | Alain Lavigne | District Chief | $201,545 | $202,502 |
| 4 | Chris Nesbitt | District Chief | $200,889 | $201,838 |
| 5 | Ronald Phillips | District Chief | $199,649 | $200,606 |
| 6 | Hugh Cameron | District Chief | $199,456 | $200,373 |
| 7 | Steven Monette | District Chief | $196,458 | $197,375 |
| 8 | Kenneth Walton | District Chief | $195,627 | $196,576 |
| 9 | Patrick Gauthier | District Chief | $195,462 | $196,403 |
| 10 | Douglas Fisher | District Chief | $195,175 | $196,132 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 25 City of Ottawa records mapped to District Chief in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2002–2025
- At City of Ottawa
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, District Chief at City of Ottawa, against every District Chief in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | $187,268 | $222,954 | $177,367 |
| 2024 | 21 | $174,263 | $202,291 | $169,992 |
| 2022 | 24 | $168,835 | $196,314 | $163,179 |
| 2021 | 21 | $158,547 | $179,343 | $154,843 |
| 2020 | 22 | $174,600 | $183,707 | $160,798 |
| 2019 | 19 | $158,160 | $170,059 | $153,873 |
| 2018 | 21 | $142,039 | $156,936 | $140,018 |
| 2017 | 22 | $151,963 | $161,125 | $151,213 |
| 2016 | 21 | $136,672 | $154,956 | $136,672 |
| 2015 | 21 | $147,137 | $237,615 | $145,440 |
| 2014 | 25 | $136,625 | $151,106 | $131,122 |
| 2013 | 20 | $135,578 | $148,551 | $132,553 |
| 2012 | 21 | $123,896 | $133,373 | $123,388 |
| 2011 | 21 | $125,276 | $143,132 | $126,376 |
| 2010 | 21 | $126,939 | $145,261 | $129,694 |
| 2009 | 19 | $126,458 | $137,828 | $122,247 |
| 2008 | 22 | $147,540 | $159,655 | $143,602 |
| 2006 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $104,694 |
| 2005 | 8 | $103,921 | $106,283 | $102,881 |
| 2002 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
Related questions
Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to District Chief at City of Ottawa on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025.