John Steinbachs
Executive Director of Strategy and Communication at City Of Ottawa – Police Services. On Ontario’s disclosure list 16 years between 2010 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $221,836.30
- Taxable benefits
- $6,279.21
- Total disclosed
- $228,115.51
Change from 2024: −$16,062 (−6.8%)16years on
the list
Among 1,779 people at City Of Ottawa – Police Services in 2025
41st highest paid. Their median: $143,052.
Paid more than 96% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $100,629 |
| 2011 | $105,544 |
| 2012 | $106,883 |
| 2013 | $135,021 |
| 2014 | $132,963 |
| 2015 | $125,503 |
| 2016 | $149,155 |
| 2017 | $151,141 |
| 2018 | $153,638 |
| 2019 | $152,467 |
| 2020 | $165,720 |
| 2021 | $171,734 |
| 2022 | $186,652 |
| 2023 | $224,372 |
| 2024 | $237,899 |
| 2025 | $221,836 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesExecutive Director of Strategy and Communication | $221,836 | $6,279 | −$16,062 |
| 2024 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesExecutive Director of Strategy and Communication | $237,899 | $901 | +$13,526 |
| 2023 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesExecutive Director of Strategy and Communication | $224,372 | $823 | +$37,720 |
| 2022 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesExecutive Director of Strategy and Communication | $186,652 | $815 | +$14,918 |
| 2021 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesExecutive Director of Strategy and Communication | $171,734 | $784 | +$6,014 |
| 2020 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesDirector Corporate Communications | $165,720 | $844 | +$13,254 |
| 2019 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesDirector Corporate Communications | $152,467 | $856 | −$1,171 |
| 2018 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesDirector Corporate Communications | $153,638 | $765 | +$2,497 |
| 2017 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesDirector Corporate Communications | $151,141 | $720 | +$1,985 |
| 2016 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesDirector Corporate Communications | $149,155 | $581 | +$23,652 |
| 2015 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesDirector Corporate Communications | $125,503 | $514 | −$7,460 |
| 2014 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesDirector Corporate Communications | $132,963 | $603 | −$2,058 |
| 2013 | City Of Ottawa – Police ServicesDirector Corporate Communications · moved here | $135,021 | $519 | +$28,138 |
| 2012 | City Of OttawaProgram Manager, Strategic Support | $106,883 | $338 | +$1,340 |
| 2011 | City Of OttawaProgram Manager, Strategic Support | $105,544 | $334 | +$4,915 |
| 2010 | City Of OttawaProgram Manager, Strategic Support | $100,629 | $321 |
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Questions and answers
Why is John Steinbachs on the disclosure list?
City Of Ottawa – Police Services paid John Steinbachs $221,836 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
What do the comparisons mean?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal