Michael Waters
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$130,864Total compensation $131,680, 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
#162City of St Catharines
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$138,4802022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$105,013 in 2020 is worth about $125,862 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $130,864Benefits $816Total $131,680 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $133,943Benefits $743Total $134,686 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $119,284Benefits $667Total $119,951 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $138,480Benefits $556Total $139,036 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $100,014Benefits $546Total $100,560 |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $105,013Benefits $492Total $105,505 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Michael Waters's $130,864 salary works out to roughly $93,039 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.9%. On total compensation of $131,680, Michael Waters ranked #162 of 305 disclosed at City of St Catharines that year, where the median salary was $131,933. It is down about 2% from the $133,943 paid in 2024. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$93,039
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.9%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- about even
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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.