Michael Rinzema
City of Vaughan/First Class Firefighter
2025 Salary
$125,976Total compensation $126,372, including $396 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
#589City of Vaughan
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$125,9762025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$102,529 in 2019 is worth about $123,789 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $125,976 |
| 2024 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $112,667 |
| 2023 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $110,841 |
| 2022 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $108,567 |
| 2021 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $103,382 |
| 2020 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $104,527 |
| 2019 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $102,529 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Michael Rinzema was paid $125,976 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $90,273, an effective income-tax rate of about 24.0%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 4% less. It is up about 12% on the $112,667 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,273
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter 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.