Joel Steeves
City of Hamilton/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$129,822Total compensation $130,399, 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
#1,570City of Hamilton
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$136,6912024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$103,606 in 2018 is worth about $127,527 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $129,822Benefits $577Total $130,399 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $136,691Benefits $559Total $137,250 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $112,810Benefits $515Total $113,325 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $116,405Benefits $490Total $116,894 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $113,399Benefits $486Total $113,885 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $108,099Benefits $493Total $108,592 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $118,226Benefits $511Total $118,737 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Hamilton | $103,606Benefits $425Total $104,032 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Joel Steeves's 2025 salary of $129,822 comes to roughly $92,450 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.5% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $130,399, Joel Steeves ranked #1,570 of 3,382 disclosed at City of Hamilton that year, where the median salary was $127,716. Joel Steeves has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$92,450
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- vs. 2025 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.