Matthew Badame
Town of Ajax/Captain
2025 Salary
$174,220Total compensation $174,864, including $644 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
#24Town of Ajax
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$183,1832024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$100,730 in 2014 is worth about $132,107 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CaptainTown Of Ajax | $174,220Benefits $644Total $174,864 |
| 2024 | Captain, FireTown Of Ajax | $183,183Benefits $712Total $183,896 |
| 2023 | Captain, FireTown Of Ajax | $150,994Benefits $676Total $151,670 |
| 2022 | Captain, FireTown Of Ajax | $144,735Benefits $689Total $145,425 |
| 2021 | Captain, FireTown Of Ajax | $140,873Benefits $923Total $141,795 |
| 2020 | Captain, FireTown Of Ajax | $138,669Benefits $703Total $139,372 |
| 2019 | Captain, FireTown Of Ajax | $125,482Benefits $621Total $126,103 |
| 2018 | Firefighter, 1st ClassTown of Ajax | $115,324Benefits $563Total $115,887 |
| 2017 | Firefighter, 1st ClassTown of Ajax | $111,421Benefits $789Total $112,211 |
| 2016 | Firefighter, 1st ClassTown of Ajax | $127,324Benefits $864Total $128,189 |
| 2015 | Firefighter, 1st ClassTown of Ajax | $100,104Benefits $690Total $100,793 |
| 2014 | Firefighter, 1st ClassTown of Ajax | $100,730Benefits $681Total $101,410 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Matthew Badame's 2025 salary of $174,220 comes to roughly $117,214 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.6% effective) is deducted. It is down about 5% from the $183,183 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2014. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,214
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
- vs. 2025 Captain median
- +10%
Where does $174,220 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.