David Mcqueen
City of Hamilton/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$148,973Total compensation $149,551, including $577 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
#764City of Hamilton
Years on List
92015–2025
Peak Salary
$148,9732025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$100,554 in 2015 is worth about $130,418 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $148,973 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $141,523 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $125,775 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $123,838 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $115,489 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $115,270 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $115,981 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Hamilton | $122,145 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Hamilton | $100,554 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on David Mcqueen's 2025 salary of $148,973 comes to roughly $103,288 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.0% effective) is deducted. That is about 5% more than the $141,523 paid in 2024. David Mcqueen has appeared on the list 9 times since 2015. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,288
- 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 Firefighter median
- +13%
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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.