John Harding
City of Mississauga/Communications Officer, Fire
2025 Salary
$160,348Total compensation $160,800, including $452 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
#273City of Mississauga
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$160,3482025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$119,770 in 2015 is worth about $155,341 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Communications Officer, FireCity Of Mississauga | $160,348Benefits $452Total $160,800 |
| 2024 | Communications OfficerCity Of Mississauga | $143,361Benefits $439Total $143,800 |
| 2023 | Communications OfficerCity Of Mississauga | $142,612Benefits $439Total $143,051 |
| 2022 | Communications Officer, FireCity Of Mississauga | $142,785Benefits $447Total $143,231 |
| 2021 | Communications Officer, FireCity Of Mississauga | $138,559Benefits $433Total $138,992 |
| 2020 | Communications Officer, FireCity Of Mississauga | $151,424Benefits $425Total $151,848 |
| 2019 | Communications Officer, FireCity Of Mississauga | $138,065Benefits $396Total $138,461 |
| 2018 | Communications Officer, FireCity of Mississauga | $137,837Benefits $386Total $138,223 |
| 2017 | Communications Operator, FireCity of Mississauga | $106,531Benefits $295Total $106,826 |
| 2016 | Communications Operator, FireCity of Mississauga | $100,429Benefits $323Total $100,753 |
| 2015 | Communications Operator, FireCity of Mississauga | $119,770Benefits $465Total $120,235 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
John Harding was paid $160,348 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $109,580, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.2%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $143,361, that is a rise of about 12%. That is in line with the 2025 median of $160,577 for Communications Officer-fire on the Sunshine List. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$109,580
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.7%
- vs. 2025 Communications Officer-fire median
- about even
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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.