Chad M Bigger
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$140,409Total compensation $141,250, including $841 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
#116City of St Catharines
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$161,7982022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$119,697 in 2021 is worth about $138,801 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $140,409Benefits $841Total $141,250 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $142,198Benefits $765Total $142,962 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $133,570Benefits $708Total $134,278 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $161,798Benefits $589Total $162,387 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $119,697Benefits $579Total $120,276 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Chad M Bigger's 2025 salary of $140,409 comes to roughly $98,442 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.0% effective) is deducted. At City of St Catharines, 305 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $131,933; Chad M Bigger's total compensation of $141,250 ranked #116. That is about 1% less than the $142,198 paid in 2024. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$98,442
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- vs. 2025 First Class 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.