Jason Nickel
City of Burlington/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$136,053Total compensation $137,074, including $1,021 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
#215City of Burlington
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$136,0532025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$113,565 in 2015 is worth about $147,293 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Burlington | $136,053Benefits $1,021Total $137,074 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Burlington | $130,340Benefits $967Total $131,308 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Burlington | $123,519Benefits $571Total $124,090 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Burlington | $118,419Benefits $553Total $118,972 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Burlington | $117,219Benefits $504Total $117,723 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Burlington | $117,161Benefits $494Total $117,655 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Burlington | $112,493Benefits $478Total $112,971 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Burlington | $135,161Benefits $447Total $135,608 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Burlington | $102,886Benefits $550Total $103,436 |
| 2016 | FirefighterCity of Burlington | $101,032Benefits $557Total $101,590 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Burlington | $113,565Benefits $565Total $114,130 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Jason Nickel's 2025 salary of $136,053 comes to roughly $95,976 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.4% effective) is deducted. That is about 4% more than the $130,340 paid in 2024. Among those listed as Firefighter in 2025, the median was $131,656; this salary sits about 3% above it. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,976
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +3%
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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.