Mitch Sawatzky
City of Vaughan/First Class Firefighter
2025 Salary
$126,140Total compensation $126,536, 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
#577City of Vaughan
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$126,1402025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$100,968 in 2019 is worth about $121,905 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $126,140Benefits $396Total $126,536 |
| 2024 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $115,800Benefits $502Total $116,302 |
| 2023 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $110,222Benefits $490Total $110,712 |
| 2022 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $109,448Benefits $461Total $109,909 |
| 2021 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $103,559Benefits $460Total $104,019 |
| 2020 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $102,967Benefits $457Total $103,424 |
| 2019 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Vaughan | $100,968Benefits $448Total $101,417 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Mitch Sawatzky's 2025 salary of $126,140 comes to roughly $90,366 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.0% effective) is deducted. At City of Vaughan, 1,028 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $130,165; Mitch Sawatzky's total compensation of $126,536 ranked #577. Mitch Sawatzky has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,366
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- 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.