Owen Shanks
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$144,561Total compensation $146,324, including $1,763 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
#3,832City of Toronto
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$144,5612025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$111,122 in 2022 is worth about $120,676 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $144,561Benefits $1,763Total $146,324 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $127,136Benefits $1,696Total $128,831 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $113,261Benefits $1,730Total $114,991 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $111,122Benefits $1,636Total $112,758 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Owen Shanks's 2025 salary of $144,561 comes to roughly $100,791 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.5% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 10% more. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 4 years in all, first in 2022. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$100,791
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.3%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +10%
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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.