Brent Kennish
City of Hamilton/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$122,785Total compensation $123,339, including $554 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
#1,942City of Hamilton
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$125,6362024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$105,964 in 2023 is worth about $110,753 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $122,785Benefits $554Total $123,339 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $125,636Benefits $537Total $126,173 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $105,964Benefits $483Total $106,446 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $122,785 Brent Kennish earned in 2025, roughly $88,468 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 27.9%. On total compensation of $123,339, Brent Kennish ranked #1,942 of 3,382 disclosed at City of Hamilton that year, where the median salary was $127,716. It is down about 2% from the $125,636 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$88,468
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.9%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −7%
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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.