Michael Hobson
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$131,503Total compensation $133,300, including $1,797 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
#5,791City of Toronto
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$148,8542022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$101,677 in 2019 is worth about $122,760 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $131,503Benefits $1,797Total $133,300 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $120,970Benefits $1,774Total $122,744 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $123,434Benefits $1,918Total $125,352 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $148,854Benefits $1,909Total $150,763 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $106,624Benefits $1,858Total $108,482 |
| 2020 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $104,494Benefits $1,721Total $106,215 |
| 2019 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $101,677Benefits $1,695Total $103,373 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $131,503 Michael Hobson earned in 2025, roughly $93,401 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.0%. It is up about 9% on the $120,970 paid in 2024. At City of Toronto, 13,079 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $128,018; Michael Hobson's total compensation of $133,300 ranked #5,791. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$93,401
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.0%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- about even
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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.