Michael Barlow
City of Oshawa/Deputy Fire Chief, Operations
2025 Salary
$185,748Total compensation $187,047, including $1,299 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
#31City of Oshawa
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$185,7482025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$110,315 in 2015 is worth about $143,079 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Deputy Fire Chief, OperationsCity Of Oshawa | $185,748 |
| 2024 | Deputy, Community Risk and Reduction, Professional DevelopmentCity Of Oshawa | $177,419 |
| 2023 | Deputy, Community Risk and Reduction, Professional DevelopmentCity Of Oshawa | $134,861 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Oshawa | $137,003 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Oshawa | $124,533 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Oshawa | $119,127 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Oshawa | $124,906 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Oshawa | $118,600 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Oshawa | $110,760 |
| 2016 | FirefighterCity of Oshawa | $106,406 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Oshawa | $110,315 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Michael Barlow's 2025 salary of $185,748 comes to roughly $123,333 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.6% effective) is deducted. It is up about 5% on the $177,419 paid in 2024. Michael Barlow has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$123,333
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.6%
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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.