Shawn Dow
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$161,591Total compensation $163,361, including $1,770 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
#2,006City of Toronto
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$167,3622022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$130,971 in 2021 is worth about $151,875 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $161,591 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $140,719 |
| 2023 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $146,124 |
| 2022 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $167,362 |
| 2021 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $130,971 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Shawn Dow's 2025 salary of $161,591 comes to roughly $110,264 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.4% effective) is deducted. At City of Toronto, 13,079 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $128,018; Shawn Dow's total compensation of $163,361 ranked #2,006. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$110,264
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.8%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +23%
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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.