Melissa Nester
City of Toronto/Firefighter Fire Prevention
2025 Salary
$124,333Total compensation $126,097, including $1,763 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
#7,157City of Toronto
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$124,3332025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$100,200 in 2021 is worth about $116,192 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $124,333Benefits $1,763Total $126,097 |
| 2024 | Firefighter Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $116,506Benefits $1,743Total $118,249 |
| 2023 | Firefighter Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $110,003Benefits $1,883Total $111,886 |
| 2022 | Firefighter Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $107,782Benefits $1,892Total $109,673 |
| 2021 | Firefighter Fire PreventionCity Of Toronto | $100,200Benefits $1,802Total $102,002 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Melissa Nester's 2025 salary of $124,333 comes to roughly $89,343 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.7% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Firefighter Fire Prevention in 2025, the median was $122,574; this salary sits about 1% above it. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,343
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.1%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter Fire Prevention median
- +1%
Where does $124,333 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.