Carmine Balestra
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$143,763Total compensation $145,526, including $1,763 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
#3,937City of Toronto
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$183,1452022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$129,425 in 2021 is worth about $150,082 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $143,763Benefits $1,763Total $145,526 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $127,969Benefits $1,743Total $129,711 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $152,273Benefits $1,883Total $154,156 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $183,145Benefits $1,892Total $185,036 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $129,425Benefits $1,787Total $131,212 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Carmine Balestra's $143,763 salary works out to roughly $100,339 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.2%. It is up about 12% on the $127,969 paid in 2024. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2025, the median was $131,656; this salary sits about 9% above it. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$100,339
- 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.