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Ken Tessier

City of Guelph/Fire Prevention Officer

2025 Salary

$144,021

Total compensation $144,798, including $777 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

#128

City of Guelph

Years on List

9

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$146,743

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 9 yearly values of total compensation, from $109,183 in 2017 to $144,798 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K201720192020202220232025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$108,695 in 2017 is worth about $136,869 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Guelph$144,021Benefits $777Total $144,798
2024Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Guelph$146,743Benefits $694Total $147,437
2023Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Guelph$142,143Benefits $652Total $142,795
2022Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Guelph$126,795Benefits $664Total $127,459
2021Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Guelph$125,658Benefits $660Total $126,318
2020Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Guelph$124,072Benefits $647Total $124,719
2019Fire Prevention OfficerCity Of Guelph$119,555Benefits $630Total $120,186
2018Fire Prevention OfficerCity of Guelph$115,565Benefits $519Total $116,084
2017Fire Prevention OfficerCity of Guelph$108,695Benefits $489Total $109,183

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Ken Tessier's 2025 salary of $144,021 comes to roughly $100,485 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.4% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Fire Prevention Officer on the 2025 list was paid $138,046; this salary is about 4% more. That is about 2% less than the $146,743 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$100,485
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~26.4%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~30.2%
vs. 2025 Fire Prevention Officer median
+4%

Where does $144,021 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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2025

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