Brian Bates
City of Stratford/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$145,410Total compensation $147,558, including $2,148 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
#51City of Stratford
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$145,5322024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$100,295 in 2018 is worth about $123,452 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $145,410 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $145,532 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $126,275 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $126,493 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $118,529 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $104,418 |
| 2019 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $106,593 |
| 2018 | First Class FirefighterCity of Stratford | $100,295 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $145,410 Brian Bates earned in 2025, roughly $101,271 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 30.4%. On total compensation of $147,558, Brian Bates ranked #51 of 158 disclosed at City of Stratford that year, where the median salary was $134,309. Brian Bates has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$101,271
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.4%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +10%
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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.