James Hill
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$132,850Total compensation $133,643, including $793 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
#149City of St Catharines
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$132,8502025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$106,288 in 2021 is worth about $123,252 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $132,850 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $127,155 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $125,765 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $127,435 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (2nd Class)City Of St Catharines | $106,288 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on James Hill's 2025 salary of $132,850 comes to roughly $94,164 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.0% effective) is deducted. Within City of St Catharines, James Hill's total compensation of $133,643 was the #149 of 305, against a median salary of $131,933. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $127,155, that is a rise of about 4%. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$94,164
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.1%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +1%
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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.