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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 9 years

Denis Backs

Captain · City of Ottawa
CaptainMunicipalities and ServicesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$131,447.42
▲ 24.8% since 2009

Denis Backs was paid $131,447.42 in total compensation as Captain at City of Ottawa in 2017, 31% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Denis Backs has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2009, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $117,025.00 a year, up 25% over that span.

That is 5% above the average disclosed pay of $125,012.94 across 5,181 listed City of Ottawa employees.

$131,447.42
Latest compensation
in 2017
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$117,025.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+24.8%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$101K$109K$118K$126K$135K200920102011201220132014201520162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2017 · $131,447.42
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$117,025.00
Total growth since 2009+24.8%
Biggest raise+12.8% (2017)
Biggest drop-8.4% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest★ Best
Captain$131,447.42▲ 12.8%
2016
Captain$116,572.44▼ 8.4%
2015
Captain$127,232.25▲ 5.8%
2014
Captain$120,233.64▼ 1.6%
2013
Captain↑ role changed$122,174.19▲ 6.2%
2012
Fire Captain↑ role changed$115,025.09▲ 5.0%
2011
Fire Lieutenant$109,519.35▲ 3.6%
2010
Fire Lieutenant$105,683.35▲ 0.3%
2009First
Fire Lieutenant$105,337.07
9 years total$1.1M total$117,025.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Captain
Sector
Municipalities and Services
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2017
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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