Nicholas Kotar
City of Hamilton/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$136,432Total compensation $137,009, 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
#1,293City of Hamilton
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$136,4322025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$107,120 in 2019 is worth about $129,331 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $136,432 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $131,965 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $111,836 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $115,734 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $108,958 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $111,742 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $107,120 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $136,432 Nicholas Kotar earned in 2025, roughly $96,191 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.5%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $131,965, that is a rise of about 3%. Nicholas Kotar has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,191
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +4%
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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.