David Thistle was paid $180,967.49 in total compensation as Firefighter at City Of Ottawa in 2025, 81% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
David Thistle has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2017, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $152,701.00 a year, up 62% over that span.
That is 45% above the average disclosed pay of $125,012.94 across 5,181 listed City Of Ottawa employees.
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9 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How David Thistle's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
9 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $180,967.49 | ▲ 9.6% |
2024 | $165,159.52 | ▲ 1.2% |
2023 | $163,205.83 | ▼ 6.5% |
2022 | $174,513.97 | ▲ 8.5% |
2021 | $160,837.67 | ▲ 5.4% |
2020 | $152,562.86 | ▲ 13.5% |
2019 | $134,445.25 | ▲ 2.6% |
2018 | $131,052.37 | ▲ 17.5% |
2017First | $111,568.17 | — |
| 9 years total | $1.4M total | $152,701.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Firefighter
- Employer
- City Of Ottawa
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2017
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 9
Data source
Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.
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