Steven Buckingham
City of Toronto/District Chief Operations
2025 Salary
$212,740Total compensation $214,994, including $2,254 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
#374City of Toronto
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$212,7402025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$116,236 in 2013 is worth about $155,423 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | District Chief OperationsCity Of Toronto | $212,740Benefits $2,254Total $214,994 |
| 2024 | District Chief OperationsCity Of Toronto | $198,408Benefits $2,200Total $200,608 |
| 2023 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $178,575Benefits $2,238Total $180,813 |
| 2022 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $157,159Benefits $2,244Total $159,403 |
| 2021 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $141,143Benefits $2,195Total $143,338 |
| 2020 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $133,308Benefits $2,014Total $135,322 |
| 2019 | Captain OperationCity Of Toronto | $128,526Benefits $1,976Total $130,503 |
| 2018 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $124,695Benefits $1,937Total $126,632 |
| 2017 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $129,785Benefits $1,849Total $131,634 |
| 2016 | Captain OperationCity of Toronto | $114,051Benefits $1,821Total $115,871 |
| 2015 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $109,574Benefits $938Total $110,512 |
| 2014 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $108,629Benefits $739Total $109,367 |
| 2013 | Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto | $116,236Benefits $656Total $116,892 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Steven Buckingham's $212,740 salary works out to roughly $137,145 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 35.5%. On total compensation of $214,994, Steven Buckingham ranked #374 of 13,079 disclosed at City of Toronto that year, where the median salary was $128,018. Steven Buckingham has appeared on the list 13 times since 2013. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$137,145
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.5%
- vs. 2025 District Chief Operations median
- +18%
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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.