Justin Tagg
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$175,687Total compensation $177,483, 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
#1,082City of Toronto
Years on List
72017–2025
Peak Salary
$181,2342022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$104,565 in 2017 is worth about $131,669 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $175,687Benefits $1,797Total $177,483 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $179,126Benefits $1,774Total $180,900 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $158,066Benefits $1,918Total $159,984 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $181,234Benefits $1,927Total $183,160 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $144,837Benefits $1,893Total $146,730 |
| 2020 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $106,492Benefits $1,730Total $108,222 |
| 2017 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $104,565Benefits $2,160Total $106,725 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Justin Tagg's 2025 salary of $175,687 comes to roughly $118,021 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.7% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2025, the median was $131,656; this salary sits about 33% above it. On total compensation of $177,483, Justin Tagg ranked #1,082 of 13,079 disclosed at City of Toronto that year, where the median salary was $128,018. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$118,021
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.8%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +33%
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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.