Drew Mitchell
City of Waterloo/First Class Fire Fighter
2025 Salary
$149,684Total compensation $150,635, including $951 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
#77City of Waterloo
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$149,6842025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$101,089 in 2020 is worth about $121,159 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $149,684 |
| 2024 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $132,790 |
| 2023 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $124,372 |
| 2022 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $124,075 |
| 2021 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $117,127 |
| 2020 | Second Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $101,089 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $149,684 Drew Mitchell earned in 2025, roughly $103,690 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 30.7%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 14% more. Drew Mitchell has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,690
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +14%
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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.