James Watson
City of Hamilton/Primary Care Paramedic
2025 Salary
$106,282Total compensation $106,685, including $404 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
#2,891City of Hamilton
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$106,2822025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$104,657 in 2023 is worth about $109,387 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Primary Care ParamedicCity Of Hamilton | $106,282 |
| 2024 | Primary Care ParamedicCity Of Hamilton | $100,408 |
| 2023 | Primary Care ParamedicCity Of Hamilton | $104,657 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
James Watson was paid $106,282 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $78,328, an effective income-tax rate of about 21.1%. On total compensation of $106,685, James Watson ranked #2,891 of 3,382 disclosed at City of Hamilton that year, where the median salary was $127,716. That is about 6% more than the $100,408 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$78,328
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.3%
- vs. 2025 Primary Care Paramedic 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.