Fire Captain at City of Ottawa
Fire Captain province-wide · City of Ottawa overall · FY2025
195 disclosed employees* in 2025
16 yrs on file (2010–2025)
5.6% estimated female
Median salary
$165,344
P90 salary
$181,735
Raise, 2025
+12.2%
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Composition FY2025
| Title | Disclosed Emp. | Avg. salary | Median salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | 195 | $166,775 | $165,344 |
"Fire Captain" is the normalized role used for cross-employer comparison; this is what it's actually made of here.
Median salary & employees over time 2010–2025
Median salary
Disclosed employees
Salary distribution FY2025 · disclosed employees
Where they came from FY2025 incumbents · previous disclosed position
| Previous position | People | Share | Median yrs in it | Median pay change | From this employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant | 165 | 85% | 3 | +8.9% | 100% |
| Firefighter | 27 | 14% | 9 | +18.9% | 100% |
192 of 195 people (98%) in this position in 2025 came from a position shown here. The rest first appeared on the list in this one, came from a less common position, or had earlier titles that weren't normalized. Previous positions are shown when they're at least 5% of moves and 3 people. Pay change compares salary paid in the last year in the previous position with the first year in this one, so a partial year can skew it. From this employer is the share who made the move without changing employer.
Trend 2010–2025
| Year | Disclosed Emp. | Median salary | P90 salary | Max salary | Raise | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | $165,344 | $181,735 | $223,813 | +12.2% | 5.6% F |
| 2024 | 116 | $151,206 | $166,356 | $182,893 | -1.1% | 3.4% F |
| 2023 | 118 | $152,409 | $165,460 | $184,273 | -3.4% | 4.2% F |
| 2022 | 121 | $157,672 | $176,760 | $203,650 | +8.5% | 3.3% F |
| 2021 | 119 | $146,074 | $158,907 | $173,224 | -7.8% | 3.4% F |
| 2020 | 127 | $156,900 | $170,485 | $254,299 | +10.3% | 2.4% F |
| 2019 | 118 | $141,159 | $152,599 | $231,101 | +8.5% | 1.7% F |
| 2018 | 120 | $130,484 | $142,755 | $192,963 | -5.5% | 1.7% F |
| 2017 | 114 | $140,030 | $149,300 | $210,747 | +11.6% | 3.5% F |
| 2016 | 113 | $125,697 | $138,231 | $177,749 | -5.7% | 3.5% F |
| 2015 | 117 | $133,057 | $143,891 | $168,691 | +8.7% | 3.4% F |
| 2014 | 132 | $122,850 | $132,110 | $143,834 | +0.9% | 4.5% F |
| 2013 | 120 | $124,509 | $131,321 | $146,979 | +9.8% | 5.0% F |
| 2012 | 120 | $113,142 | $120,416 | $133,572 | +0.1% | 4.2% F |
| 2011 | 122 | $113,414 | $122,007 | $137,828 | +1.5% | 3.3% F |
| 2010 | 112 | $112,788 | $120,105 | $146,342 | n/a | 2.7% F |