Robert Gardner
Municipality of Clarington/Fire Captain
2025 Salary
$173,131Total compensation $174,648, including $1,517 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
#37Municipality of Clarington
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$173,1312025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$100,773 in 2015 is worth about $130,702 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire CaptainMunicipality Of Clarington | $173,131Benefits $1,517Total $174,648 |
| 2024 | Fire CaptainMunicipality Of Clarington | $144,445Benefits $1,436Total $145,881 |
| 2023 | Fire CaptainMunicipality Of Clarington | $140,886Benefits $1,430Total $142,316 |
| 2022 | Fire CaptainMunicipality Of Clarington | $138,479Benefits $1,207Total $139,687 |
| 2021 | First Class FirefighterMunicipality Of Clarington | $118,703Benefits $1,160Total $119,863 |
| 2020 | First Class FirefighterMunicipality Of Clarington | $115,340Benefits $924Total $116,264 |
| 2019 | First Class FirefighterMunicipality Of Clarington | $112,553Benefits $682Total $113,235 |
| 2018 | First Class FirefighterMunicipality of Clarington | $106,676Benefits $684Total $107,359 |
| 2017 | First Class FirefighterMunicipality of Clarington | $107,504Benefits $687Total $108,191 |
| 2016 | First Class FirefighterMunicipality of Clarington | $104,486Benefits $836Total $105,322 |
| 2015 | First Class FirefighterMunicipality of Clarington | $100,773Benefits $833Total $101,606 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Robert Gardner was paid $173,131 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $116,615, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.5%. Among those listed as Fire Captain in 2025, the median was $162,542; this salary sits about 7% above it. Robert Gardner has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$116,615
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.6%
- vs. 2025 Fire Captain median
- +7%
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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.