James Mcgowan
City of Toronto/Captain Operation
2025 Salary
$153,240Total compensation $155,324, including $2,084 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
#2,815City of Toronto
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$153,2402025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$108,971 in 2013 is worth about $145,708 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $153,240 |
| 2024 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $146,723 |
| 2023 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $141,146 |
| 2022 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $138,241 |
| 2021 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $135,038 |
| 2020 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $128,808 |
| 2019 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $118,694 |
| 2018 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $113,334 |
| 2017 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $112,236 |
| 2016 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $100,710 |
| 2015 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $100,670 |
| 2014 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $103,283 |
| 2013 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $108,971 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on James Mcgowan's 2025 salary of $153,240 comes to roughly $105,669 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.4% effective) is deducted. At City of Toronto, 13,079 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $128,018; James Mcgowan's total compensation of $155,324 ranked #2,815. It is up about 4% on the $146,723 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,669
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
- vs. 2025 Captain 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.