John Schwenker
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$134,580Total compensation $135,373, including $793 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
#139City of St Catharines
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$134,5802025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$134,194 in 2022 is worth about $145,732 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $134,580Benefits $793Total $135,373 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $129,090Benefits $721Total $129,811 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $128,863Benefits $667Total $129,530 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $134,194Benefits $514Total $134,708 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, John Schwenker's $134,580 salary works out to roughly $95,142 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.3%. On total compensation of $135,373, John Schwenker ranked #139 of 305 disclosed at City of St Catharines that year, where the median salary was $131,933. John Schwenker has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,142
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.3%
- vs. 2025 First Class 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.