Karen Barr
City of Vaughan/First Class Firefighter
2025 Salary
$134,826Total compensation $135,245, including $419 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
#450City of Vaughan
Years on List
122013–2025
Peak Salary
$134,8262025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$105,432 in 2013 is worth about $140,977 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $134,826Benefits $419Total $135,245 |
| 2024 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $131,635Benefits $527Total $132,162 |
| 2023 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $122,575Benefits $515Total $123,090 |
| 2022 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $126,396Benefits $488Total $126,883 |
| 2021 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $115,784Benefits $486Total $116,270 |
| 2020 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $109,071Benefits $485Total $109,555 |
| 2019 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $110,486Benefits $477Total $110,963 |
| 2018 | First Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $114,001Benefits $465Total $114,467 |
| 2017 | First Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $106,700Benefits $445Total $107,145 |
| 2016 | 1st Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $111,661Benefits $433Total $112,094 |
| 2015 | 1st Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $104,265Benefits $442Total $104,707 |
| 2013 | 1st Class FirefighterCity of Vaughan | $105,432Benefits $536Total $105,968 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Karen Barr's 2025 salary of $134,826 comes to roughly $95,282 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.2% effective) is deducted. Within City of Vaughan, Karen Barr's total compensation of $135,245 was the #450 of 1,028, against a median salary of $130,165. That is about 2% more than the $131,635 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,282
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.3%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter 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.