David Barszcz
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$133,181Total compensation $133,997, including $816 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
#145City of St Catharines
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$158,6572022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$105,281 in 2020 is worth about $126,184 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $133,181Benefits $816Total $133,997 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $136,865Benefits $743Total $137,608 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $133,144Benefits $667Total $133,811 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $158,657Benefits $556Total $159,213 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $126,067Benefits $546Total $126,613 |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $105,281Benefits $494Total $105,775 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $133,181 David Barszcz earned in 2025, roughly $94,351 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.2%. On total compensation of $133,997, David Barszcz ranked #145 of 305 disclosed at City of St Catharines that year, where the median salary was $131,933. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $136,865, that is a drop of about 3%. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$94,351
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.2%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +2%
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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.