Laura Gutscher
City of Waterloo/First Class Fire Fighter
2025 Salary
$137,283Total compensation $138,234, including $951 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
#117City of Waterloo
Years on List
72017–2025
Peak Salary
$137,2832025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$108,049 in 2017 is worth about $136,055 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $137,283Benefits $951Total $138,234 |
| 2024 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $125,803Benefits $1,001Total $126,803 |
| 2023 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $123,414Benefits $961Total $124,375 |
| 2022 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $112,816Benefits $833Total $113,648 |
| 2021 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $112,943Benefits $761Total $113,704 |
| 2020 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $109,351Benefits $549Total $109,900 |
| 2017 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Waterloo | $108,049Benefits $512Total $108,561 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Laura Gutscher's $137,283 salary works out to roughly $96,672 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.6%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 5% more. That is about 9% more than the $125,803 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,672
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +5%
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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.