Troy Mels
City of Hamilton/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$125,538Total compensation $126,094, including $556 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
#1,834City of Hamilton
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$125,5382025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$123,144 in 2024 is worth about $125,669 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $125,538Benefits $556Total $126,094 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Hamilton | $123,144Benefits $485Total $123,628 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Troy Mels was paid $125,538 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $90,026, an effective income-tax rate of about 23.9%. At City of Hamilton, 3,382 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $127,716; Troy Mels's total compensation of $126,094 ranked #1,834. That is about 2% more than the $123,144 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,026
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- −5%
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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.