Michael Mota
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$137,005Total compensation $137,822, including $816 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
#127City of St Catharines
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$137,6562022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$107,385 in 2018 is worth about $132,179 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $137,005Benefits $816Total $137,822 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $125,603Benefits $743Total $126,346 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $127,502Benefits $688Total $128,190 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $137,656Benefits $556Total $138,212 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $112,542Benefits $546Total $113,088 |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $112,668Benefits $541Total $113,210 |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $107,339Benefits $608Total $107,947 |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter - Second ClassCity of St Catharines | $107,385Benefits $518Total $107,903 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Michael Mota's 2025 salary of $137,005 comes to roughly $96,514 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.5% effective) is deducted. Within City of St Catharines, Michael Mota's total compensation of $137,822 was the #127 of 305, against a median salary of $131,933. That is about 9% more than the $125,603 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,514
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- vs. 2025 First Class 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.