Erv Bergen
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$147,799Total compensation $148,663, 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
#88City of St Catharines
Years on List
112009–2025
Peak Salary
$161,8782022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2009–2025
$107,747 in 2009 is worth about $154,650 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $147,799Benefits $864Total $148,663 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $142,005Benefits $786Total $142,791 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $149,089Benefits $728Total $149,817 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $161,878Benefits $589Total $162,467 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $127,059Benefits $578Total $127,637 |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $120,806Benefits $574Total $121,380 |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $110,446Benefits $690Total $111,136 |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity of St Catharines | $128,612Benefits $654Total $129,267 |
| 2017 | Fire Fighter - 1St ClassCity of St Catharines | $108,430Benefits $522Total $108,952 |
| 2016 | Fire Fighters - 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $117,621Benefits $478Total $118,099 |
| 2009 | Fire Fighter, 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $107,747Benefits $600Total $108,346 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Erv Bergen's $147,799 salary works out to roughly $102,623 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.6%. Among those listed as First Class Firefighter in 2025, the median was $130,962; this salary sits about 13% above it. The 2024 record under this name shows $142,005. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 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
- ~$102,623
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.6%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +13%
Where does $147,799 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.