Brent Balkwill
Town of Collingwood/Fire Fighter, First Class
2025 Salary
$125,421Total compensation $125,879, including $458 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
#38Town of Collingwood
Years on List
92016–2025
Peak Salary
$125,4212025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$102,499 in 2016 is worth about $131,078 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter, First ClassTown Of Collingwood | $125,421Benefits $458Total $125,879 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter, First ClassTown Of Collingwood | $123,449Benefits $409Total $123,858 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter, First ClassTown Of Collingwood | $117,467Benefits $554Total $118,021 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter, First ClassTown Of Collingwood | $114,344Benefits $636Total $114,980 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter, First ClassTown Of Collingwood | $110,850Benefits $624Total $111,474 |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter, First ClassTown Of Collingwood | $109,051Benefits $612Total $109,663 |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter, First ClassTown Of Collingwood | $110,817Benefits $680Total $111,497 |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter, First ClassTown of Collingwood | $108,398Benefits $658Total $109,056 |
| 2016 | Firefighter, First ClassTown of Collingwood | $102,499Benefits $556Total $103,055 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Brent Balkwill's 2025 salary of $125,421 comes to roughly $89,959 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.9% effective) is deducted. Within Town of Collingwood, Brent Balkwill's total compensation of $125,879 was the #38 of 79, against a median salary of $124,779. Brent Balkwill has appeared on the list 9 times since 2016. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,959
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- −4%
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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.