Chris Linklater
City of Kitchener/First Class Fire Fighter
2025 Salary
$134,210Total compensation $134,612, including $402 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
#219City of Kitchener
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$140,2662019
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$101,996 in 2014 is worth about $133,768 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $134,210Benefits $402Total $134,612 |
| 2024 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $137,021Benefits $466Total $137,487 |
| 2023 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $122,235Benefits $442Total $122,677 |
| 2022 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $124,497Benefits $408Total $124,905 |
| 2021 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $136,400Benefits $399Total $136,799 |
| 2020 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $128,176Benefits $418Total $128,594 |
| 2019 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $140,266Benefits $410Total $140,676 |
| 2018 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener | $123,865Benefits $399Total $124,264 |
| 2017 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener | $116,880Benefits $469Total $117,349 |
| 2016 | 1st Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener | $107,337Benefits $384Total $107,721 |
| 2015 | 1st Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener | $107,018Benefits $343Total $107,361 |
| 2014 | 1st Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener | $101,996Benefits $276Total $102,272 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Chris Linklater's $134,210 salary works out to roughly $94,933 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.3%. At City of Kitchener, 620 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $126,758; Chris Linklater's total compensation of $134,612 ranked #219. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $137,021, that is a drop of about 2%. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$94,933
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.3%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +2%
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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.