Graeme Pateman

City of Sault Ste. Marie/Firefighter – 1st Class

2025 Salary

$135,847

Total compensation $136,595, including $748 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

#63

City of Sault Ste. Marie

Years on List

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$137,192

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$103,675 in 2017 is worth about $130,548 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	City Of Sault Ste. Marie	Firefighter – 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie	$135,847Benefits $748Total $136,595	$748	$136,595
2024	City Of Sault Ste. Marie	Firefighter - 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie	$137,192Benefits $719Total $137,911	$719	$137,911
2023	City Of Sault Ste. Marie	Firefighter - 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie	$124,138Benefits $737Total $124,875	$737	$124,875
2022	City Of Sault Ste. Marie	Firefighter - 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie	$127,067Benefits $770Total $127,836	$770	$127,836
2021	City Of Sault Ste. Marie	Firefighter - 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie	$131,372Benefits $733Total $132,105	$733	$132,105
2020	City Of Sault Ste. Marie	Firefighter – 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie	$115,807Benefits $709Total $116,516	$709	$116,516
2019	City Of Sault Ste. Marie	Firefighter - 1st ClassCity Of Sault Ste. Marie	$125,638Benefits $737Total $126,375	$737	$126,375
2018	City of Sault Ste. Marie	Firefighter - 1st ClassCity of Sault Ste. Marie	$111,668Benefits $748Total $112,416	$748	$112,416
2017	City of Sault Ste. Marie	Firefighter - 1st ClassCity of Sault Ste. Marie	$103,675Benefits $746Total $104,421	$746	$104,421

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $135,847 Graeme Pateman earned in 2025, roughly $95,860 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.4%. That is about 4% above the 2025 median of $130,962 for First Class Firefighter on the Sunshine List. That is about 1% less than the $137,192 paid in 2024. Graeme Pateman has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay: ~$95,860
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~25.4%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~29.4%
vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median: +4%

Where does $135,847 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.

Also at City of Sault Ste. Marie
2025

Also at City of Sault Ste. Marie, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Tom Vair	Chief Administrative Officer	$250,286	$258,214
2	Peter Johnson	Fire Chief	$208,718	$214,387
3	Susan Hamilton Beach	Deputy Chief Administrative Officer – Public Works and Engineering Services	$204,123	$205,857
4	Shelley Schell	Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer	$197,921	$199,600
5	Brent Lamming	Deputy Chief Administrative Officer – Community Development and Enterprise Services	$188,225	$189,826
6	Frank F Coccimiglio	Manager of Information Systems	$181,861	$183,115
7	Nicole Thomas	Director, Human Resources	$178,834	$180,358
8	Rachel Tyczinski	City Clerk	$178,834	$180,358
9	Carl Rumiel	Director of Engineering	$176,467	$177,971
10	Maurice Durocher	Platoon Chief	$175,295	$176,263