Ryan Cottrell
City of Mississauga/Captain, Fire Suppression
2025 Salary
$162,774Total compensation $163,236, including $462 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
#238City of Mississauga
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$162,7742025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$125,167 in 2015 is worth about $162,341 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Captain, Fire SuppressionCity Of Mississauga | $162,774 |
| 2024 | CaptainCity Of Mississauga | $149,283 |
| 2023 | CaptainCity Of Mississauga | $149,273 |
| 2022 | Captain, Fire SuppressionCity Of Mississauga | $144,811 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Mississauga | $138,076 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Mississauga | $120,155 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Mississauga | $121,754 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Mississauga | $127,309 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Mississauga | $101,544 |
| 2016 | FirefighterCity of Mississauga | $100,447 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Mississauga | $125,167 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Ryan Cottrell was paid $162,774 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $110,915, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.5%. It is up about 9% on the $149,283 paid in 2024. The 2025 median for Fire Captain on the list was $162,542, almost exactly this figure. Ryan Cottrell has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$110,915
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.9%
- vs. 2025 Fire Captain median
- about even
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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.