Chris Straub
City of Kingston/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$125,750Total compensation $126,707, including $956 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
#173City of Kingston
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$125,7502025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$108,289 in 2020 is worth about $129,789 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $125,750Benefits $956Total $126,707 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $122,220Benefits $934Total $123,154 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $119,725Benefits $929Total $120,653 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $115,647Benefits $810Total $116,457 |
| 2021 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $110,830Benefits $810Total $111,639 |
| 2020 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $108,289Benefits $787Total $109,076 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Chris Straub's 2025 salary of $125,750 comes to roughly $90,146 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.9% effective) is deducted. That is about 3% more than the $122,220 paid in 2024. Chris Straub has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,146
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −4%
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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.