Christopher Mei
City of Sault Ste. Marie/Firefighter – 1st Class
2025 Salary
$126,266Total compensation $126,994, including $728 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
#94City of Sault Ste. Marie
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$126,2662025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$102,549 in 2021 is worth about $118,916 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter – 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie | $126,266Benefits $728Total $126,994 |
| 2024 | Firefighter - 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie | $117,612Benefits $701Total $118,313 |
| 2023 | Firefighter - 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie | $112,409Benefits $719Total $113,128 |
| 2022 | Firefighter - 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie | $117,853Benefits $750Total $118,602 |
| 2021 | Firefighter - 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie | $102,549Benefits $691Total $103,241 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Christopher Mei's $126,266 salary works out to roughly $90,438 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.4%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $117,612, 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 4% less. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,438
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- vs. 2025 First Class 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.