Matthew Higgins
City of Cambridge/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$141,393Total compensation $142,135, including $742 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
#94City of Cambridge
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$141,3932025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$102,294 in 2017 is worth about $128,809 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Cambridge | $141,393Benefits $742Total $142,135 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Cambridge | $133,004Benefits $751Total $133,755 |
| 2023 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $129,237Benefits $718Total $129,956 |
| 2022 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $137,291Benefits $711Total $138,002 |
| 2021 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $123,649Benefits $688Total $124,338 |
| 2020 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $112,089Benefits $675Total $112,764 |
| 2019 | Fire FighterCity Of Cambridge | $114,572Benefits $675Total $115,248 |
| 2018 | Fire FighterCity of Cambridge | $126,273Benefits $677Total $126,951 |
| 2017 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Cambridge | $102,294Benefits $584Total $102,878 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Matthew Higgins's 2025 salary of $141,393 comes to roughly $98,998 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.1% effective) is deducted. That is about 6% more than the $133,004 paid in 2024. On total compensation of $142,135, Matthew Higgins ranked #94 of 304 disclosed at City of Cambridge that year, where the median salary was $129,249. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$98,998
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.0%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +7%
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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.