James Gingras
City of Hamilton/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$143,645Total compensation $144,222, 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
#929City of Hamilton
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$150,5652024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$108,511 in 2018 is worth about $133,564 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $143,645 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $150,565 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $124,917 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $126,505 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $116,261 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $111,459 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $120,375 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Hamilton | $108,511 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, James Gingras's $143,645 salary works out to roughly $100,272 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.2%. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2025, the median was $131,656; this salary sits about 9% above it. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 2018. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$100,272
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +9%
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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.