Mike Sophocleous
City of London/Senior Qualified Firefighter
2025 Salary
$137,753Total compensation $138,290, including $537 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
#236City of London
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$137,7532025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$134,301 in 2017 is worth about $169,112 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Qualified FirefighterCity Of London | $137,753Benefits $537Total $138,290 |
| 2024 | Senior Qualified FirefighterCity Of London | $132,879Benefits $514Total $133,393 |
| 2023 | Senior Qualified FirefighterCity Of London | $120,361Benefits $469Total $120,830 |
| 2022 | Firefighter Apparatus OperatorCity Of London | $114,376Benefits $447Total $114,823 |
| 2021 | Firefighter Apparatus OperatorCity Of London | $113,578Benefits $427Total $114,005 |
| 2020 | Fire Apparatus OperatorCity Of London | $114,808Benefits $415Total $115,223 |
| 2019 | Fire Apparatus OperatorCity Of London | $109,341Benefits $409Total $109,750 |
| 2018 | Fire Apparatus OperatorCity of London | $103,943Benefits $389Total $104,331 |
| 2017 | Fire Apparatus OperatorCity of London | $134,301Benefits $373Total $134,674 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Mike Sophocleous's 2025 salary of $137,753 comes to roughly $96,938 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.6% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Senior Qualified Firefighter in 2025, the median was $134,024; this salary sits about 3% above it. That is about 4% more than the $132,879 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,938
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- vs. 2025 Senior Qualified Firefighter median
- +3%
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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.