Sam Murray
City of Waterloo/First Class Fire Fighter
2025 Salary
$126,300Total compensation $127,250, including $951 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
#182City of Waterloo
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$126,3002025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$113,933 in 2017 is worth about $143,465 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $126,300Benefits $951Total $127,250 |
| 2024 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $125,988Benefits $1,001Total $126,989 |
| 2023 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $124,396Benefits $961Total $125,357 |
| 2022 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $121,161Benefits $833Total $121,994 |
| 2021 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $114,242Benefits $761Total $115,003 |
| 2020 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $113,051Benefits $549Total $113,600 |
| 2019 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $113,358Benefits $549Total $113,907 |
| 2018 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Waterloo | $105,164Benefits $536Total $105,701 |
| 2017 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Waterloo | $113,933Benefits $512Total $114,445 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Sam Murray's 2025 salary of $126,300 comes to roughly $90,457 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.0% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $127,250, Sam Murray ranked #182 of 342 disclosed at City of Waterloo that year, where the median salary was $127,009. It is little changed from the $125,988 paid in 2024. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,457
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- −4%
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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.