Craig Starkes
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$148,181Total compensation $149,978, 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
#3,388City of Toronto
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$148,1812025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$100,710 in 2019 is worth about $121,592 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $148,181Benefits $1,797Total $149,978 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $147,303Benefits $1,774Total $149,077 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $147,200Benefits $1,918Total $149,118 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $139,875Benefits $1,902Total $141,778 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $114,592Benefits $1,858Total $116,450 |
| 2020 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $104,953Benefits $1,721Total $106,675 |
| 2019 | Firefighter Staff ServicesCity Of Toronto | $100,710Benefits $1,695Total $102,405 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $148,181 Craig Starkes earned in 2025, roughly $102,839 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 30.6%. It is up about 1% on the $147,303 paid in 2024. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 13% more. Craig Starkes has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$102,839
- 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 Firefighter median
- +13%
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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.