Brian Edwards
City of Cambridge/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$144,050Total compensation $144,814, including $764 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
#88City of Cambridge
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$144,5592024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$111,705 in 2015 is worth about $144,881 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Cambridge | $144,050Benefits $764Total $144,814 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Cambridge | $144,559Benefits $771Total $145,330 |
| 2023 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $137,763Benefits $741Total $138,504 |
| 2022 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $126,603Benefits $719Total $127,321 |
| 2021 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $123,071Benefits $708Total $123,779 |
| 2020 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $111,636Benefits $661Total $112,296 |
| 2019 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $113,886Benefits $695Total $114,582 |
| 2018 | Fire FighterCity of Cambridge | $123,101Benefits $698Total $123,799 |
| 2017 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Cambridge | $102,003Benefits $622Total $102,625 |
| 2016 | 1st Class Fire FighterCity of Cambridge | $100,469Benefits $606Total $101,075 |
| 2015 | 1st Class Fire FighterCity of Cambridge | $111,705Benefits $613Total $112,318 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Brian Edwards's 2025 salary of $144,050 comes to roughly $100,502 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.4% effective) is deducted. It is little changed from the $144,559 paid in 2024. Within City of Cambridge, Brian Edwards's total compensation of $144,814 was the #88 of 304, against a median salary of $129,249. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$100,502
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +9%
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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.