Craig Jewett
City of Kitchener/First Class Fire Fighter
2025 Salary
$149,597Total compensation $149,993, including $396 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
#136City of Kitchener
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$149,5972025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,148 in 2015 is worth about $131,189 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $149,597Benefits $396Total $149,993 |
| 2024 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $143,833Benefits $442Total $144,275 |
| 2023 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $116,414Benefits $399Total $116,813 |
| 2022 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $119,344Benefits $367Total $119,711 |
| 2021 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $118,659Benefits $358Total $119,017 |
| 2020 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $115,809Benefits $395Total $116,204 |
| 2019 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener | $133,430Benefits $396Total $133,827 |
| 2018 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener | $119,276Benefits $389Total $119,665 |
| 2017 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener | $106,865Benefits $389Total $107,254 |
| 2016 | 1st Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener | $109,155Benefits $385Total $109,540 |
| 2015 | 1st Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener | $101,148Benefits $324Total $101,472 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Craig Jewett's $149,597 salary works out to roughly $103,641 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.7%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $143,833, that is a rise of about 4%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 14% more. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,641
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +14%
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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.