Sonja Van Der Bliek
City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation
2025 Salary
$128,561Total compensation $130,212, including $1,651 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
#6,342City of Toronto
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$128,5612025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$116,016 in 2024 is worth about $118,396 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $128,561Benefits $1,651Total $130,212 |
| 2024 | Firefighter OperationCity Of Toronto | $116,016Benefits $1,528Total $117,544 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Sonja Van Der Bliek's $128,561 salary works out to roughly $91,736 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.6%. That is about 2% below the 2025 median of $131,656 for Firefighter on the Sunshine List. It is up about 11% on the $116,016 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,736
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −2%
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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.