Zachary Welch
City of St Catharines/Fire Fighter (1st Class)
2025 Salary
$125,027Total compensation $125,844, 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
#192City of St Catharines
Years on List
92016–2025
Peak Salary
$129,3922022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$105,836 in 2016 is worth about $135,345 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $125,027Benefits $816Total $125,844 |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $120,910Benefits $743Total $121,653 |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $124,494Benefits $688Total $125,182 |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $129,392Benefits $572Total $129,964 |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class)City Of St Catharines | $111,197Benefits $562Total $111,759 |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $109,540Benefits $557Total $110,097 |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity Of St Catharines | $103,329Benefits $669Total $103,998 |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter - First ClassCity of St Catharines | $106,038Benefits $617Total $106,655 |
| 2016 | Fire Fighters - 1st ClassCity of St. Catharines | $105,836Benefits $463Total $106,299 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Zachary Welch was paid $125,027 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $89,737, an effective income-tax rate of about 23.8%. For comparison, the median First Class Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $130,962; this salary is about 5% less. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 9 years in all, first in 2016. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,737
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- vs. 2025 First Class Firefighter median
- −5%
Where does $125,027 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.