Mike Varhaug
City of Brantford/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$138,218Total compensation $139,419, including $1,201 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
#186City of Brantford
Years on List
82017–2025
Peak Salary
$138,2182025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$101,910 in 2017 is worth about $128,325 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $138,218Benefits $1,201Total $139,419 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $114,391Benefits $1,181Total $115,572 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $125,325Benefits $1,291Total $126,616 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $114,877Benefits $1,406Total $116,283 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $113,900Benefits $1,436Total $115,336 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $100,176Benefits $1,300Total $101,476 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Brantford | $100,127Benefits $1,014Total $101,142 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Brantford | $101,910Benefits $767Total $102,677 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Mike Varhaug's 2025 salary of $138,218 comes to roughly $97,201 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.7% effective) is deducted. Within City of Brantford, Mike Varhaug's total compensation of $139,419 was the #186 of 540, against a median salary of $126,755. It is up about 21% on the $114,391 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
- ~$97,201
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.7%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +5%
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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.