Matthew Thatcher
City of Guelph/Fire Fighter
2025 Salary
$128,533Total compensation $129,220, including $687 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
#223City of Guelph
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$128,5332025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$110,036 in 2018 is worth about $135,441 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire FighterCity Of Guelph | $128,533 |
| 2024 | Fire FighterCity Of Guelph | $125,943 |
| 2023 | Fire FighterCity Of Guelph | $117,606 |
| 2022 | Fire FighterCity Of Guelph | $126,871 |
| 2021 | Fire FighterCity Of Guelph | $114,929 |
| 2020 | Fire FighterCity Of Guelph | $113,962 |
| 2019 | Fire FighterCity Of Guelph | $110,468 |
| 2018 | Fire FighterCity of Guelph | $110,036 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Matthew Thatcher's 2025 salary of $128,533 comes to roughly $91,720 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.4% effective) is deducted. That is about 2% more than the $125,943 paid in 2024. On total compensation of $129,220, Matthew Thatcher ranked #223 of 673 disclosed at City of Guelph that year, where the median salary was $119,695. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,720
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −2%
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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.