Matthew Searam
Regional Municipality of Waterloo/Superintendent Operations (Paramedic Services)
2025 Salary
$118,989Total compensation $119,434, including $445 in taxable benefits.
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At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#403Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Years on List
102015–2025
Peak Salary
$123,0442024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$106,506 in 2015 is worth about $138,139 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Superintendent Operations (Paramedic Services)Regional Municipality Of Waterloo | $118,989Benefits $445Total $119,434 |
| 2024 | Superintendent Operations Paramedic ServicesRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $123,044Benefits $737Total $123,781 |
| 2023 | Advanced Care ParamedicRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $118,335Benefits $899Total $119,233 |
| 2022 | Advanced Care ParamedicRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $116,780Benefits $1,252Total $118,032 |
| 2021 | Advanced Care ParamedicRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $114,015Benefits $1,085Total $115,100 |
| 2020 | Advanced Care ParamedicRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $108,869Benefits $1,034Total $109,903 |
| 2019 | Advanced Care ParamedicRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $105,575Benefits $1,412Total $106,987 |
| 2018 | Advanced Care ParamedicRegional Municipality of Waterloo | $116,318Benefits $1,753Total $118,071 |
| 2017 | Advanced Care ParamedicRegional Municipality of Waterloo | $101,055Benefits $1,650Total $102,704 |
| 2015 | Paramedic, Primary CareRegional Municipality of Waterloo | $106,506Benefits $1,530Total $108,036 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Matthew Searam's 2025 salary of $118,989 comes to roughly $86,320 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 22.8% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $119,434, Matthew Searam ranked #403 of 952 disclosed at Regional Municipality of Waterloo that year, where the median salary was $114,541. Matthew Searam has appeared on the list 10 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$86,320
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
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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.