Brendan Farnham
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$153,886Total compensation $155,683, including $1,797 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#2,774City of Toronto
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$153,8862025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$101,366 in 2019 is worth about $122,385 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $153,886Benefits $1,797Total $155,683 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $144,738Benefits $1,774Total $146,512 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $139,251Benefits $1,886Total $141,137 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $148,840Benefits $1,892Total $150,731 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $137,480Benefits $1,858Total $139,338 |
| 2020 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $104,497Benefits $1,721Total $106,219 |
| 2019 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $101,366Benefits $1,695Total $103,061 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Brendan Farnham's 2025 salary of $153,886 comes to roughly $106,023 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.5% effective) is deducted. At City of Toronto, 13,079 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $128,018; Brendan Farnham's total compensation of $155,683 ranked #2,774. Brendan Farnham has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$106,023
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +17%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.