Chad Shelswell
City of Orillia/Fire Captain
2025 Salary
$148,506Total compensation $149,328, including $821 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
#23City of Orillia
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$155,7772022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$127,329 in 2017 is worth about $160,333 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire CaptainCity Of Orillia | $148,506Benefits $821Total $149,328 |
| 2024 | Fire CaptainCity Of Orillia | $145,674Benefits $789Total $146,462 |
| 2023 | Fire CaptainCity Of Orillia | $139,293Benefits $758Total $140,051 |
| 2022 | Fire CaptainCity Of Orillia | $155,777Benefits $743Total $156,520 |
| 2021 | Fire CaptainCity Of Orillia | $139,144Benefits $701Total $139,845 |
| 2020 | Fire FighterCity Of Orillia | $117,396Benefits $779Total $118,175 |
| 2019 | Fire FighterCity Of Orillia | $116,255Benefits $705Total $116,960 |
| 2018 | Fire FighterCity of Orillia | $105,932Benefits $689Total $106,621 |
| 2017 | Fire FighterCity of Orillia | $127,329Benefits $591Total $127,920 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Chad Shelswell was paid $148,506 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $103,023, an effective income-tax rate of about 26.9%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $145,674, that is a rise of about 2%. For comparison, the median Fire Captain on the 2025 list was paid $162,542; this salary is about 9% less. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,023
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.6%
- vs. 2025 Fire Captain 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.