Stephen Knischewsky
City of Stratford/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$127,834Total compensation $129,932, including $2,098 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
#101City of Stratford
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$127,8342025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$101,376 in 2020 is worth about $121,504 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $127,834Benefits $2,098Total $129,932 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $121,612Benefits $1,962Total $123,574 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $111,482Benefits $1,743Total $113,225 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $109,489Benefits $1,582Total $111,071 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $113,483Benefits $1,357Total $114,840 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Stratford | $101,376Benefits $1,323Total $102,700 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Stephen Knischewsky's 2025 salary of $127,834 comes to roughly $91,325 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.3% effective) is deducted. That is about 3% below the 2025 median of $131,656 for Firefighter on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2020. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,325
- 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 Firefighter median
- −3%
Where does $127,834 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.