David Brown
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$143,259Total compensation $144,124, including $864 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
Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#106City of St Catharines
Years on List
142009–2025
Peak Salary
$161,6842022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2009–2025
$110,453 in 2009 is worth about $158,534 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $143,259 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $140,627 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $142,274 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $161,684 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $136,643 |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $124,131 |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $121,800 |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity of St Catharines | $142,109 |
| 2017 | Fire Fighter - 1St ClassCity of St Catharines | $118,279 |
| 2016 | Fire Fighters - 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $123,190 |
| 2015 | Fire Fighter, 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $111,057 |
| 2014 | Fire Fighter, 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $104,075 |
| 2010 | Fire Fighter, 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $102,652 |
| 2009 | Fire Fighter, 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $110,453 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
David Brown was paid $143,259 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $100,053, an effective income-tax rate of about 26.3%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 9% more. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 14 years in all, first in 2009. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$100,053
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +9%
Where does $143,259 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.