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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 2 years

John Light

Deputy Chief of Staff · City Of Ottawa
Deputy Chief of StaffOntarioFirst listed 2024
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$167,811.05
▲ 13.3% since 2024

John Light was paid $167,811.05 in total compensation as Deputy Chief of Staff at City Of Ottawa in 2025, 68% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Light has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 2 times since 2024, earning $316K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $157,984.00 a year, up 13% over that span.

That is 34% above the average disclosed pay of $125,012.94 across 5,181 listed City Of Ottawa employees.

$167,811.05
Latest compensation
in 2025
$316K
Total compensation
across 2 years
$157,984.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+13.3%
Career growth
since 2024
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FIG. 01

2 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$145K$151K$157K$164K$170K20242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Light's total compensation has moved across 2 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $167,811.05
Lifetime total compensation$316K
Annual average$157,984.00
Total growth since 2024+13.3%
Biggest raise+13.3% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

2 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Deputy Chief of Staff↑ role changed$167,811.05▲ 13.3%
2024First
Senior Advisor$148,156.44
2 years total$316K total$157,984.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Deputy Chief of Staff
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2024
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
2

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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