City Of Ottawa

2019–2025 · 27,841 total records

5,181 employees (2025)$122,156 avg salary$647.7M total payroll (2025)7 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Wendy Stephanson

City Manager

$463,232

2025

Wendy Stephanson

City Manager

$460,624

2024

Wendy Stephanson

City Manager

$413,927

2023

Steve Kanellakos

City Manager

$386,247

2020

Steve Kanellakos

City Manager

$379,550

2021

Vera Etches

Medical Officer of Health

$370,929

2020

Laura Bourns

Associate Medical Officer of Health

$364,821

2024

Steve Kanellakos

City Manager

$370,477

2019

Steve Kanellakos

City Manager

$365,708

2022

Renée Amilcar

General Manager, Transit Services Department

$363,598

2024

Headcount & Salary Trends

Employees earning $100k+ per year · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+10.6% headcount

Employees

5,181

Avg Salary

$125,013

Median

$117,638

Total Payroll

$647.7M

2024+19.8% headcount

Employees

4,686

Avg Salary

$122,489

Median

$116,555

Total Payroll

$574.0M

2023-5.7% headcount

Employees

3,913

Avg Salary

$121,688

Median

$115,592

Total Payroll

$476.2M

2022+26.3% headcount

Employees

4,150

Avg Salary

$123,522

Median

$116,643

Total Payroll

$512.6M

2021-2.7% headcount

Employees

3,285

Avg Salary

$119,437

Median

$113,172

Total Payroll

$392.4M

2020+3.8% headcount

Employees

3,375

Avg Salary

$122,450

Median

$116,411

Total Payroll

$413.3M

2019

Employees

3,251

Avg Salary

$118,387

Median

$112,390

Total Payroll

$384.9M

Data sourced from the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of Ontario. Always verify against the official source.