Chris Macaulay
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$150,800Total compensation $151,616, including $816 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
#76City of St Catharines
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$157,2832022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$133,626 in 2018 is worth about $164,478 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $150,800Benefits $816Total $151,616 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $140,077Benefits $743Total $140,820 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $139,077Benefits $688Total $139,765 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $157,283Benefits $572Total $157,855 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $136,647Benefits $562Total $137,209 |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $125,250Benefits $557Total $125,807 |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $118,655Benefits $593Total $119,248 |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity of St Catharines | $133,626Benefits $617Total $134,244 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Chris Macaulay's $150,800 salary works out to roughly $104,322 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.8%. Among those listed as First Class Firefighter in 2025, the median was $130,962; this salary sits about 15% above it. It is up about 8% on the $140,077 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
- ~$104,322
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.8%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +15%
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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.