David Smith
City of Vaughan/Captain
2025 Salary
$167,478Total compensation $167,970, including $492 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
#161City of Vaughan
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$177,4732022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$110,950 in 2013 is worth about $148,355 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CaptainCity Of Vaughan | $167,478Benefits $492Total $167,970 |
| 2024 | CaptainCity Of Vaughan | $148,065Benefits $628Total $148,693 |
| 2023 | CaptainCity Of Vaughan | $150,169Benefits $628Total $150,797 |
| 2022 | CaptainCity Of Vaughan | $177,473Benefits $594Total $178,068 |
| 2021 | CaptainCity Of Vaughan | $141,411Benefits $582Total $141,993 |
| 2020 | CaptainCity Of Vaughan | $137,686Benefits $577Total $138,263 |
| 2019 | CaptainCity Of Vaughan | $132,991Benefits $556Total $133,547 |
| 2018 | First Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $126,526Benefits $468Total $126,994 |
| 2017 | First Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $129,669Benefits $458Total $130,128 |
| 2016 | 1st Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $125,848Benefits $446Total $126,295 |
| 2015 | 1st Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $123,378Benefits $445Total $123,823 |
| 2014 | 1st Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $102,490Benefits $487Total $102,978 |
| 2013 | 1st Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $110,950Benefits $536Total $111,486 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, David Smith's $167,478 salary works out to roughly $113,504 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.2%. On total compensation of $167,970, David Smith ranked #161 of 1,028 disclosed at City of Vaughan that year, where the median salary was $130,165. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $148,065, that is a rise of about 13%. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$113,504
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.2%
- vs. 2025 Captain median
- +6%
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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.