Christopher Etsell
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$136,179Total compensation $137,976, 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
#5,024City of Toronto
Years on List
82017–2025
Peak Salary
$136,1792025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$103,798 in 2017 is worth about $130,703 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $136,179 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $119,351 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $116,826 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $114,958 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $109,616 |
| 2020 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $103,943 |
| 2019 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $101,238 |
| 2017 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $103,798 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Christopher Etsell's 2025 salary of $136,179 comes to roughly $96,047 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.4% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $119,351, that is a rise of about 14%. Christopher Etsell has appeared on the list 8 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,047
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +3%
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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.