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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 9 years

David Thistle

Firefighter · City Of Ottawa
FirefighterOntarioFirst listed 2017
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$180,967.49
▲ 62.2% since 2017

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.

$180,967.49
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$152,701.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+62.2%
Career growth
since 2017
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9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$99K$122K$144K$167K$189K201720182019202020212022202320242025
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The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How David Thistle's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $180,967.49
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$152,701.00
Total growth since 2017+62.2%
Biggest raise+17.5% (2018)
Biggest drop-6.5% (2023)
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Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Firefighter$180,967.49▲ 9.6%
2024
Firefighter$165,159.52▲ 1.2%
2023
$163,205.83▼ 6.5%
2022
Firefighter$174,513.97▲ 8.5%
2021
Firefighter$160,837.67▲ 5.4%
2020
Firefighter$152,562.86▲ 13.5%
2019
Firefighter$134,445.25▲ 2.6%
2018
Firefighter$131,052.37▲ 17.5%
2017First
Firefighter$111,568.17
9 years total$1.4M total$152,701.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Firefighter
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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