Vanessa Cisternino
City of Hamilton/Primary Care Paramedic
2025 Salary
$116,269Total compensation $116,673, including $404 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
#2,297City of Hamilton
Years on List
52020–2025
Peak Salary
$116,2692025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$104,358 in 2020 is worth about $125,078 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Primary Care ParamedicCity Of Hamilton | $116,269Benefits $404Total $116,673 |
| 2024 | Primary Care ParamedicCity Of Hamilton | $112,744Benefits $421Total $113,165 |
| 2023 | Primary Care ParamedicCity Of Hamilton | $100,362Benefits $379Total $100,741 |
| 2021 | Primary Care ParamedicCity Of Hamilton | $111,136Benefits $354Total $111,489 |
| 2020 | Primary Care ParamedicCity Of Hamilton | $104,358Benefits $354Total $104,712 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $116,269 Vanessa Cisternino earned in 2025, roughly $84,780 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 27.1%. For comparison, the median Primary Care Paramedic on the 2025 list was paid $112,108; this salary is about 4% more. That is about 3% more than the $112,744 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$84,780
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.1%
- vs. 2025 Primary Care Paramedic median
- +4%
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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.