David Demelo
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$132,275Total compensation $134,072, 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
#5,625City of Toronto
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$136,5172024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$100,953 in 2019 is worth about $121,886 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $132,275 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $136,517 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $125,906 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $125,120 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $114,828 |
| 2020 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $105,839 |
| 2019 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $100,953 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on David Demelo's 2025 salary of $132,275 comes to roughly $93,838 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.9% effective) is deducted. That is in line with the 2025 median of $131,656 for Firefighter on the Sunshine List. That is about 3% less than the $136,517 paid in 2024. David Demelo has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$93,838
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.1%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter 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.