Jake R.W. Lees
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$135,097Total compensation $136,894, including $1,797 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
#5,174City of Toronto
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$136,3192023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$106,118 in 2020 is worth about $127,187 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $135,097Benefits $1,797Total $136,894 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $125,857Benefits $1,760Total $127,618 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $136,319Benefits $1,883Total $138,202 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $135,856Benefits $1,892Total $137,748 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $135,954Benefits $1,858Total $137,812 |
| 2020 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $106,118Benefits $1,721Total $107,839 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Jake R.W. Lees's 2025 salary of $135,097 comes to roughly $95,435 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.3% effective) is deducted. That is about 7% more than the $125,857 paid in 2024. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 3% more. Jake R.W. Lees has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,435
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- 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.