Brian Costie
City of Hamilton/Firefighter
2023 Salary — last year on the list
$117,806Total compensation $118,423, including $618 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
2023
Employer Rank
#1,347City of Hamilton
Years on List
62018–2023
Peak Salary
$123,8112018
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2023
$123,811 in 2018 is worth about $152,397 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $117,806Benefits $618Total $118,423 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $117,186Benefits $531Total $117,717 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $113,695Benefits $512Total $114,206 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $109,546Benefits $495Total $110,041 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $121,309Benefits $539Total $121,848 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Hamilton | $123,811Benefits $499Total $124,311 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate
Take-home on Brian Costie's 2023 salary of $117,806 comes to roughly $84,321 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.4% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2023, the median was $122,902; this salary sits about 4% below it. That is about 1% more than the $117,186 paid in 2022. Brian Costie has appeared on the list 6 times since 2018. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$84,321
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,756
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- vs. 2023 Firefighter median
- −4%
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Estimate only: 2023 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.