Michael Charles
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$144,695Total compensation $146,458, 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
#3,815City of Toronto
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$144,6952025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$129,077 in 2022 is worth about $140,175 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $144,695 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $136,387 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $128,554 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $129,077 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $144,695 Michael Charles earned in 2025, roughly $100,866 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 30.3%. That is about 10% above the 2025 median of $131,656 for Firefighter on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 4 years in all, first in 2022. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$100,866
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.3%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +10%
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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.