Christopher Bulthuis
City of Hamilton/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$125,333Total compensation $125,927, including $594 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
#1,838City of Hamilton
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$125,3332025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$123,787 in 2018 is worth about $152,367 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $125,333Benefits $594Total $125,927 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $123,110Benefits $565Total $123,676 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $111,005Benefits $525Total $111,529 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $110,652Benefits $499Total $111,151 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $110,737Benefits $490Total $111,228 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $108,834Benefits $481Total $109,315 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $120,193Benefits $524Total $120,717 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Hamilton | $123,787Benefits $485Total $124,272 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Christopher Bulthuis was paid $125,333 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $89,909, an effective income-tax rate of about 23.9%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $123,110, that is a rise of about 2%. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 5% less. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,909
- 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
- −5%
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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.