Kar-Wing Lai
City of Toronto/District Chief Fire Prevention
2025 Salary
$188,779Total compensation $191,033, including $2,254 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
#709City of Toronto
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$196,9802023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$111,893 in 2013 is worth about $149,616 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | District Chief Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $188,779Benefits $2,254Total $191,033 |
| 2024 | District Chief Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $176,665Benefits $2,223Total $178,888 |
| 2023 | District Chief Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $196,980Benefits $2,424Total $199,404 |
| 2022 | District Chief Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $181,860Benefits $2,337Total $184,197 |
| 2021 | Captain Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $139,742Benefits $2,195Total $141,937 |
| 2020 | Captain Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $141,768Benefits $2,005Total $143,773 |
| 2019 | Captain Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $127,276Benefits $1,795Total $129,071 |
| 2018 | Captain Fire PreventionCity of Toronto | $121,133Benefits $1,488Total $122,621 |
| 2017 | Captain Fire PreventionCity of Toronto | $139,045Benefits $2,129Total $141,174 |
| 2016 | Captain Fire PreventionCity of Toronto | $121,997Benefits $2,108Total $124,105 |
| 2015 | Captain Fire PreventionCity of Toronto | $110,377Benefits $1,995Total $112,372 |
| 2014 | Firefighter Fire PreventionCity of Toronto | $105,988Benefits $1,703Total $107,691 |
| 2013 | Firefighter Fire PreventionCity of Toronto | $111,893Benefits $1,566Total $113,458 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Kar-Wing Lai's 2025 salary of $188,779 comes to roughly $124,901 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.9% effective) is deducted. It is up about 7% on the $176,665 paid in 2024. Kar-Wing Lai has appeared on the list 13 times since 2013. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$124,901
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.8%
- vs. 2025 District Chief Fire Prevention median
- +10%
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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.