Erik K Betlem
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$145,403Total compensation $147,166, including $1,763 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
#3,732City of Toronto
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$150,8042022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$128,066 in 2021 is worth about $148,506 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $145,403Benefits $1,763Total $147,166 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $133,020Benefits $1,743Total $134,762 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $126,915Benefits $1,883Total $128,798 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $150,804Benefits $1,892Total $152,696 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $128,066Benefits $1,845Total $129,911 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Erik K Betlem's 2025 salary of $145,403 comes to roughly $101,267 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.6% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2025, the median was $131,656; this salary sits about 10% above it. It is up about 9% on the $133,020 paid in 2024. Erik K Betlem has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$101,267
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.4%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +10%
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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.