Christopher Tessaro
City of Toronto/Captain Operation
2025 Salary
$157,077Total compensation $159,161, including $2,084 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
#2,347City of Toronto
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$157,0772025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$107,234 in 2017 is worth about $135,029 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $157,077 |
| 2024 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $145,158 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $134,353 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $138,099 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $135,053 |
| 2020 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $122,521 |
| 2019 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $114,767 |
| 2018 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $103,542 |
| 2017 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $107,234 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Christopher Tessaro's 2025 salary of $157,077 comes to roughly $107,780 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.9% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $145,158, that is a rise of about 8%. The 2025 median for Captain on the list was $157,709, almost exactly this figure. Christopher Tessaro has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$107,780
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.4%
- vs. 2025 Captain median
- about even
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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.