Colin Fraser Cairns
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$122,626Total compensation $124,457, including $1,830 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
Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#7,485City of Toronto
Years on List
102013–2025
Peak Salary
$149,4052024
Full 2025 roster at City of Toronto →·See where $122,626 ranks →
Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$104,929 in 2013 is worth about $140,305 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $122,626Benefits $1,830Total $124,457 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $149,405Benefits $1,808Total $151,213 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $123,950Benefits $1,957Total $125,907 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $123,165Benefits $1,967Total $125,132 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $131,778Benefits $1,932Total $133,711 |
| 2020 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $107,966Benefits $1,756Total $109,722 |
| 2019 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $105,198Benefits $1,727Total $106,924 |
| 2018 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $102,325Benefits $1,703Total $104,028 |
| 2017 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $107,728Benefits $1,638Total $109,366 |
| 2013 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $104,929Benefits $630Total $105,560 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Colin Fraser Cairns's 2025 salary of $122,626 comes to roughly $88,378 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.4% effective) is deducted. The 2024 record under this name shows $149,405. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 7% less. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2013. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$88,378
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.9%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −7%
Where does $122,626 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.