Michael T Bell
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$128,183Total compensation $128,976, 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
#176City of St Catharines
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$128,1832025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$109,149 in 2022 is worth about $118,533 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $128,183 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $109,295 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (2nd Class)City Of St Catharines | $102,125 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (3rd Class)City Of St Catharines | $109,149 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $128,183 Michael T Bell earned in 2025, roughly $91,522 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.6%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 2% less. Michael T Bell has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,522
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- −2%
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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.