Ryan Caughlin
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$135,509Total compensation $136,325, 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
#134City of St Catharines
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$135,5092025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$106,766 in 2018 is worth about $131,417 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $135,509 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $122,051 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $125,832 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $127,826 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $123,201 |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $108,322 |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $109,589 |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter - Second ClassCity of St Catharines | $106,766 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Ryan Caughlin's $135,509 salary works out to roughly $95,669 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.4%. That is about 11% more than the $122,051 paid in 2024. Ryan Caughlin has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,669
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- +3%
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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.