Joel Holmes
City of Windsor/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$120,879Total compensation $121,268, including $390 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
#879City of Windsor
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$138,2962024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$115,741 in 2018 is worth about $142,464 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Windsor | $120,879Benefits $390Total $121,268 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Windsor | $138,296Benefits $418Total $138,714 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Windsor | $107,070Benefits $392Total $107,462 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Windsor | $109,347Benefits $392Total $109,739 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Windsor | $108,921Benefits $392Total $109,313 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Windsor | $109,107Benefits $392Total $109,499 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Windsor | $107,015Benefits $392Total $107,407 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Windsor | $115,741Benefits $369Total $116,111 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Joel Holmes's $120,879 salary works out to roughly $87,389 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 27.7%. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 8% less. Joel Holmes has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$87,389
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.7%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −8%
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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.