John Preece
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (2nd Class)
2025 Salary
$126,563Total compensation $127,227, including $664 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
#183City of St Catharines
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$126,5632025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$100,575 in 2024 is worth about $102,638 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (2nd Class)City Of St Catharines | $126,563 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (3rd Class)City Of St Catharines | $100,575 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Preece's 2025 salary of $126,563 comes to roughly $90,605 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.1% effective) is deducted. That is about 26% more than the $100,575 paid in 2024. On total compensation of $127,227, John Preece ranked #183 of 305 disclosed at City of St Catharines that year, where the median salary was $131,933. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,605
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- vs. 2025 Fire Fighter 2nd Class median
- +18%
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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.