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Steve Pollex

District Chief at City Of Ottawa. On Ontario’s disclosure list 11 years between 2008 and 2019.

Salary disclosure2019
Steve Pollex
District Chief
City Of Ottawa
Salary paid
$159,959.62
Taxable benefits
$935.20
Total disclosed
$160,894.82
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2018: +$24,777 (+18.3%)
11years on
the list

Among 57 people with the title “District Chief” in 2019

Paid more than 68% of them. Their median: $153,873.

Among 3,251 people at City Of Ottawa in 2019

111th highest paid. Their median: $112,390.

Paid more than 87% of everyone on the 2019 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2008$115,337$106,742
2010$107,336$106,860
2011$115,414$108,946
2012$114,451$110,849
2013$122,218$114,470
2014$122,141$117,986
2015$136,517$124,692
2016$128,831$120,623
2017$152,353$151,213
2018$135,182$140,018
2019$159,960$153,873

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2019City Of OttawaDistrict Chief$159,960$935+$24,777 (+18.3%)
2018City Of OttawaDistrict Chief$135,182$833−$17,171 (−11.3%)
2017City Of OttawaDistrict Chief$152,353$772+$23,522 (+18.3%)
2016City Of OttawaCaptain$128,831$686−$7,686 (−5.6%)
2015City Of OttawaCaptain$136,517$678+$14,376 (+11.8%)
2014City Of OttawaCaptain$122,141$713−$77 (−0.1%)
2013City Of OttawaCaptain$122,218$836+$7,767 (+6.8%)
2012City Of OttawaFire Captain$114,451$615−$963 (−0.8%)
2011City Of OttawaFire Captain$115,414$586+$8,078 (+7.5%)
2010City Of OttawaFire Lieutenant$107,336$562
2008City Of OttawaFirefighter$115,337$479

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Questions and answers

Why is Steve Pollex on the disclosure list?

City Of Ottawa paid Steve Pollex $159,960 in 2019. 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?

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