Ben W Dick
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$135,544Total compensation $136,360, including $816 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
#133City of St Catharines
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$158,6602022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$129,575 in 2021 is worth about $150,255 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $135,544 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $133,982 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $128,763 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $158,660 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $129,575 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Ben W Dick's 2025 salary of $135,544 comes to roughly $95,688 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.3% effective) is deducted. That is about 1% more than the $133,982 paid in 2024. On total compensation of $136,360, Ben W Dick ranked #133 of 305 disclosed at City of St Catharines that year, where the median salary was $131,933. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,688
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +3%
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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.