Richard Peterson
City of Burlington/Building Inspector
2023 Salary — last year on the list
$125,441Total compensation $125,882, including $441 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
2023
Employer Rank
#254City of Burlington
Years on List
32021–2023
Peak Salary
$125,4412023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2023
$106,737 in 2021 is worth about $123,772 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Building InspectorCity Of Burlington | $125,441Benefits $441Total $125,882 |
| 2022 | Building InspectorCity Of Burlington | $111,345Benefits $398Total $111,743 |
| 2021 | Building InspectorCity Of Burlington | $106,737Benefits $350Total $107,086 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate
Take-home on Richard Peterson's 2023 salary of $125,441 comes to roughly $88,642 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.5% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $125,882, Richard Peterson ranked #254 of 457 disclosed at City of Burlington that year, where the median salary was $126,943. It is up about 13% on the $111,345 paid in 2022. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$88,642
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,756
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.3%
- vs. 2023 Building Inspector median
- +7%
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Estimate only: 2023 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.