David S Knight
City of Sarnia/Captain
2025 Salary
$168,597Total compensation $170,672, including $2,075 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
#31City of Sarnia
Years on List
92016–2025
Peak Salary
$168,5972025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$105,985 in 2016 is worth about $135,535 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CaptainCity Of Sarnia | $168,597Benefits $2,075Total $170,672 |
| 2024 | CaptainCity Of Sarnia | $159,283Benefits $1,982Total $161,264 |
| 2023 | CaptainCity Of Sarnia | $149,464Benefits $1,837Total $151,300 |
| 2022 | CaptainCity Of Sarnia | $138,314Benefits $1,769Total $140,083 |
| 2021 | CaptainCity Of Sarnia | $140,608Benefits $1,894Total $142,502 |
| 2020 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Sarnia | $131,230Benefits $1,310Total $132,540 |
| 2018 | First Class FirefighterCity of Sarnia | $119,509Benefits $1,173Total $120,682 |
| 2017 | First Class FirefighterCity of Sarnia | $114,177Benefits $1,482Total $115,659 |
| 2016 | First Class FirefighterCity of Sarnia | $105,985Benefits $1,346Total $107,331 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
David S Knight was paid $168,597 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $114,120, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.0%. For comparison, the median Captain on the 2025 list was paid $157,709; this salary is about 7% more. That is about 6% more than the $159,283 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$114,120
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.3%
- vs. 2025 Captain median
- +7%
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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.