Lee Burgess
City of Cambridge/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$126,790Total compensation $127,511, including $721 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
#167City of Cambridge
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$141,2622022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$116,162 in 2021 is worth about $134,702 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Cambridge | $126,790Benefits $721Total $127,511 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Cambridge | $126,951Benefits $729Total $127,680 |
| 2023 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $115,968Benefits $699Total $116,667 |
| 2022 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $141,262Benefits $698Total $141,960 |
| 2021 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $116,162Benefits $630Total $116,793 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Lee Burgess's 2025 salary of $126,790 comes to roughly $90,734 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.1% effective) is deducted. Within City of Cambridge, Lee Burgess's total compensation of $127,511 was the #167 of 304, against a median salary of $129,249. That is about the same as the $126,951 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,734
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −4%
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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.