Michael Sayers
City of Toronto/District Chief Operations
2025 Salary
$270,766Total compensation $273,019, including $2,254 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
#53City of Toronto
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$270,7662025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$119,062 in 2013 is worth about $159,202 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | District Chief OperationsCity Of Toronto | $270,766 |
| 2024 | District Chief OperationsCity Of Toronto | $222,395 |
| 2023 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $183,997 |
| 2022 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $223,884 |
| 2021 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $196,771 |
| 2020 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $166,341 |
| 2019 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $142,979 |
| 2018 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $125,164 |
| 2017 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $131,596 |
| 2016 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $109,838 |
| 2015 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $106,927 |
| 2014 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $109,960 |
| 2013 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $119,062 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Michael Sayers's 2025 salary of $270,766 comes to roughly $165,783 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 36.7% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median District Chief Operations on the 2025 list was paid $180,785; this salary is about 50% more. It is up about 22% on the $222,395 paid in 2024. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$165,783
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.8%
- vs. 2025 District Chief Operations median
- +50%
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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.