Mark Dekker
City of Hamilton/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$125,064Total compensation $125,641, 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
#1,851City of Hamilton
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$129,8732024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$126,747 in 2018 is worth about $156,011 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $125,064 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $129,873 |
| 2023 | —City Of Hamilton | $119,119 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $110,627 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $117,360 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $118,956 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $123,947 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Hamilton | $126,747 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $125,064 Mark Dekker earned in 2025, roughly $89,757 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.2%. It is down about 4% from the $129,873 paid in 2024. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 5% less. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,757
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −5%
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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.