Richard Birkett
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$174,118Total compensation $175,889, including $1,770 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
#1,164City of Toronto
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$174,1182025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$141,149 in 2021 is worth about $163,677 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $174,118Benefits $1,770Total $175,889 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $128,842Benefits $1,743Total $130,584 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $150,829Benefits $1,883Total $152,712 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $145,389Benefits $1,892Total $147,281 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $141,149Benefits $1,858Total $143,007 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Richard Birkett was paid $174,118 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $117,157, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.6%. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 32% more. Within City of Toronto, Richard Birkett's total compensation of $175,889 was the #1,164 of 13,079, against a median salary of $128,018. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,157
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +32%
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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.