Don Cherry
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$128,186Total compensation $130,051, including $1,865 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
#6,373City of Toronto
Years on List
102014–2025
Peak Salary
$128,1862025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$100,084 in 2014 is worth about $131,261 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $128,186Benefits $1,865Total $130,051 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $124,535Benefits $1,840Total $126,375 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $113,625Benefits $1,992Total $115,616 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $118,152Benefits $2,001Total $120,153 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $115,818Benefits $1,968Total $117,786 |
| 2020 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $113,297Benefits $1,817Total $115,114 |
| 2019 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $110,627Benefits $2,109Total $112,737 |
| 2018 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $106,169Benefits $1,741Total $107,910 |
| 2017 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $110,531Benefits $1,666Total $112,197 |
| 2014 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $100,084Benefits $717Total $100,801 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Don Cherry's 2025 salary of $128,186 comes to roughly $91,525 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.3% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $130,051, Don Cherry ranked #6,373 of 13,079 disclosed at City of Toronto that year, where the median salary was $128,018. Don Cherry has appeared on the list 10 times since 2014. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,525
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- vs. 2025 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.