Richard Friesen
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$140,579Total compensation $141,444, including $864 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
Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#115City of St Catharines
Years on List
122009–2025
Peak Salary
$156,8152022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2009–2025
$110,928 in 2009 is worth about $159,217 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $140,579Benefits $864Total $141,444 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $125,866Benefits $786Total $126,652 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $127,600Benefits $728Total $128,328 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $156,815Benefits $606Total $157,421 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $129,713Benefits $595Total $130,308 |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $123,105Benefits $589Total $123,693 |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $117,973Benefits $690Total $118,662 |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity of St Catharines | $134,256Benefits $654Total $134,910 |
| 2017 | Fire Fighter - 1St ClassCity of St Catharines | $115,789Benefits $522Total $116,312 |
| 2016 | Fire Fighters - 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $121,895Benefits $492Total $122,386 |
| 2015 | Fire Fighter, 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $102,772Benefits $521Total $103,293 |
| 2009 | Fire Fighter, 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $110,928Benefits $600Total $111,528 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Richard Friesen was paid $140,579 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $98,537, an effective income-tax rate of about 26.0%. At City of St Catharines, 305 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $131,933; Richard Friesen's total compensation of $141,444 ranked #115. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2009. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$98,537
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +7%
Where does $140,579 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.