Matt Burkholder
City of Waterloo/First Class Fire Fighter
2025 Salary
$135,229Total compensation $136,199, including $970 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
#123City of Waterloo
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$136,5692024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$108,941 in 2017 is worth about $137,179 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $135,229Benefits $970Total $136,199 |
| 2024 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $136,569Benefits $1,080Total $137,649 |
| 2023 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $122,615Benefits $965Total $123,580 |
| 2022 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $119,201Benefits $833Total $120,034 |
| 2021 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $118,234Benefits $761Total $118,995 |
| 2020 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $114,645Benefits $557Total $115,202 |
| 2019 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $113,401Benefits $557Total $113,959 |
| 2018 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Waterloo | $103,322Benefits $546Total $103,868 |
| 2017 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Waterloo | $108,941Benefits $515Total $109,456 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Matt Burkholder's $135,229 salary works out to roughly $95,509 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.4%. At City of Waterloo, 342 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $127,009; Matt Burkholder's total compensation of $136,199 ranked #123. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,509
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- 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.