David Townsend
City of Sarnia/First Class Firefighter
2025 Salary
$134,948Total compensation $136,616, including $1,668 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
#143City of Sarnia
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$134,9482025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$103,539 in 2017 is worth about $130,377 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Sarnia | $134,948Benefits $1,668Total $136,616 |
| 2024 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Sarnia | $132,437Benefits $1,606Total $134,043 |
| 2023 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Sarnia | $122,651Benefits $1,508Total $124,158 |
| 2022 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Sarnia | $113,987Benefits $1,477Total $115,464 |
| 2021 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Sarnia | $115,439Benefits $1,345Total $116,783 |
| 2020 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Sarnia | $117,015Benefits $1,274Total $118,289 |
| 2019 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Sarnia | $121,158Benefits $1,051Total $122,209 |
| 2018 | First Class FirefighterCity of Sarnia | $106,571Benefits $1,108Total $107,679 |
| 2017 | First Class FirefighterCity of Sarnia | $103,539Benefits $1,409Total $104,949 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, David Townsend's $134,948 salary works out to roughly $95,350 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.3%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 3% more. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $132,437, that is a rise of about 2%. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,350
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.3%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +3%
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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.