Rick Schaefer
City of Brantford/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$124,923Total compensation $126,159, including $1,236 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
#294City of Brantford
Years on List
82017–2025
Peak Salary
$128,8322023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$106,306 in 2017 is worth about $133,861 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $124,923Benefits $1,236Total $126,159 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $117,579Benefits $1,216Total $118,795 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $128,832Benefits $1,327Total $130,159 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $123,711Benefits $1,447Total $125,158 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $117,519Benefits $1,477Total $118,996 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Brantford | $109,783Benefits $1,331Total $111,114 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Brantford | $105,790Benefits $1,044Total $106,834 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Brantford | $106,306Benefits $793Total $107,099 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Rick Schaefer's $124,923 salary works out to roughly $89,678 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.2%. It is up about 6% on the $117,579 paid in 2024. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2025, the median was $131,656; this salary sits about 5% below it. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,678
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- 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.