Michal Niski
City of Waterloo/First Class Fire Fighter
2025 Salary
$120,846Total compensation $121,797, including $951 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
#209City of Waterloo
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$120,8462025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$102,021 in 2023 is worth about $106,632 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $120,846Benefits $951Total $121,797 |
| 2024 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $113,142Benefits $1,001Total $114,142 |
| 2023 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $102,021Benefits $884Total $102,905 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $120,846 Michal Niski earned in 2025, roughly $87,370 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 27.7%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 8% less. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 3 years in all, first in 2023. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$87,370
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.7%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- −8%
Where does $120,846 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.