Christopher Kowalczuk
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$140,867Total compensation $141,660, including $793 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
#114City of St Catharines
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$140,8672025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$130,993 in 2022 is worth about $142,256 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $140,867Benefits $793Total $141,660 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $131,396Benefits $721Total $132,117 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $129,622Benefits $649Total $130,271 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (2nd Class)City Of St Catharines | $130,993Benefits $482Total $131,475 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $140,867 Christopher Kowalczuk earned in 2025, roughly $98,701 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.9%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $131,396, that is a rise of about 7%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 8% more. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$98,701
- 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
- +8%
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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.