Michael Ralston
City of Brampton/Captain, Firefighting
2025 Salary
$162,380Total compensation $162,947, including $566 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
#173City of Brampton
Years on List
62019–2025
Peak Salary
$162,3802025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$117,136 in 2019 is worth about $141,425 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Captain, FirefightingCity Of Brampton | $162,380Benefits $566Total $162,947 |
| 2024 | Captain, FirefightingCity Of Brampton | $156,394Benefits $467Total $156,861 |
| 2023 | Captain, FirefightingCity Of Brampton | $140,944Benefits $519Total $141,463 |
| 2022 | Captain, FirefightingCity Of Brampton | $138,153Benefits $599Total $138,752 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Brampton | $126,673Benefits $479Total $127,152 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Brampton | $117,136Benefits $470Total $117,607 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Michael Ralston's $162,380 salary works out to roughly $110,698 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.8%. Within City of Brampton, Michael Ralston's total compensation of $162,947 was the #173 of 2,117, against a median salary of $121,209. Among those listed as Captain Firefighting in 2025, the median was $156,252; this salary sits about 4% above it. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$110,698
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.8%
- vs. 2025 Captain Firefighting median
- +4%
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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.