Ryan Groh
City of Waterloo/First Class Fire Fighter
2025 Salary
$128,431Total compensation $129,427, including $996 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
#159City of Waterloo
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$128,4312025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$107,349 in 2017 is worth about $135,174 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $128,431 |
| 2024 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $121,290 |
| 2023 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $121,518 |
| 2022 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $110,810 |
| 2021 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $113,499 |
| 2020 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $108,632 |
| 2019 | First Class Fire FighterCity Of Waterloo | $106,494 |
| 2018 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Waterloo | $103,244 |
| 2017 | First Class Fire FighterCity of Waterloo | $107,349 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $128,431 Ryan Groh earned in 2025, roughly $91,663 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.6%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 2% less. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $121,290, that is a rise of about 6%. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,663
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- −2%
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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.