The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Farhad Abesteh
Farhad Abesteh served as the Bus Operator at City of Ottawa in 2020, received an annual salary of $116,999.44 and a taxable benefit of $1,932.99, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$118,932.43
Total paid in 2020
$116,999.44
Salary
$1,932.99
Taxable Benefit
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Find Farhad on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Bus Operator |
| Employer : | City of Ottawa |
| Sector : | Municipalities and Services |
| Year : | 2020 |
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Between 2016 and 2020, Farhad experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.16% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at City of Ottawa. By 2020, Farhad's total pay had risen by 11.86% compared to the pay in 2016. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2020 | Bus Operator | $116,999 | $1,933 | ⇩ -20.48% |
| 2019 | Bus Operator | $147,679 | $1,876 | ⇧ 24.65% |
| 2018 | Bus Operator | $118,222 | $1,760 | ⇧ 5.20% |
| 2017 | Bus Operator | $112,388 | $1,660 | ⇧ 7.26% |
| 2016 | Bus Operator | $104,751 | $1,575 |
The 2020 Sunshine List has 176 employees who held exactly same position title ( Bus Operator ) in the City of Ottawa.
10 out of 176 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Pardeep Ahluwalia | $117,294 | $1,925 |
| Amir Akhavan | $121,608 | $1,922 |
| Surinder Andotra | $127,852 | $1,948 |
| Ravi Bali | $129,073 | $1,942 |
| Nasreddine Ben Ali | $132,024 | $1,937 |
| Yash Bhardwaj | $161,221 | $1,948 |
| Margaret Bicknell | $117,183 | $1,862 |
| Akbar Imam Chowdhury | $121,773 | $1,937 |
| George Christopher | $122,056 | $1,270 |
| Leonard Davis | $131,130 | $1,937 |
The 2020 Sunshine List has 176 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 176 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yash Bhardwaj | Bus Operator | City of Ottawa | $163,169 |
| Ziaul Hasan Shaikh | Bus Operator | City of Ottawa | $155,097 |
| Joseph Frangione | Bus Operator | City of Ottawa | $150,420 |
| Margaret Lafrance | Bus Operator | City of Ottawa | $145,994 |
| Chi Quyen Loi | Bus Operator | City of Ottawa | $143,725 |
| Balwant Narula | Bus Operator | City of Ottawa | $143,721 |
| Ali Hersi | Bus Operator | City of Ottawa | $140,288 |
| Gurprit Dhatt | Bus Operator | City of Ottawa | $137,204 |
| David Kempcke | Bus Operator | City of Ottawa | $136,196 |
| Said Yousif | Bus Operator | City of Ottawa | $136,164 |