Derek Childs
City of Kingston/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$125,595Total compensation $126,551, including $956 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
#175City of Kingston
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$125,5952025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$106,424 in 2019 is worth about $128,491 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $125,595Benefits $956Total $126,551 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $120,170Benefits $934Total $121,104 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $115,523Benefits $929Total $116,451 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $107,973Benefits $810Total $108,783 |
| 2021 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $107,219Benefits $783Total $108,002 |
| 2020 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $109,353Benefits $763Total $110,116 |
| 2019 | First Class FirefighterCity Of Kingston | $106,424Benefits $838Total $107,262 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Derek Childs's 2025 salary of $125,595 comes to roughly $90,058 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.9% effective) is deducted. It is up about 5% on the $120,170 paid in 2024. Within City of Kingston, Derek Childs's total compensation of $126,551 was the #175 of 415, against a median salary of $120,876. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,058
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −5%
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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.