James Topham
Regional Municipality of Waterloo/Deputy Chief, Paramedic Services
2025 Salary
$168,956Total compensation $169,672, including $716 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
#51Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$168,9562025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$105,361 in 2016 is worth about $134,738 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on James Topham's 2025 salary of $168,956 comes to roughly $114,317 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.1% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $155,267, that is a rise of about 9%. For comparison, the median Deputy Chief of Paramedic Services on the 2025 list was paid $151,981; this salary is about 11% more. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$114,317
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.3%
- vs. 2025 Deputy Chief of Paramedic Services median
- +11%
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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.