How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $131,933 ranks in the top 34.1% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 50.8% of 305 at City of St. Catharines.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $131,933 | $0 | -11.4% |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $148,977 | $0 | +26.6% |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $117,690 | $153 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $124,037 | $606 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $136,933 | $595 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First Class | City of St. Catharines | $139,296 | $590 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter - First Class | City of St. Catharines | $128,583 | $709 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter - First Class | City of St. Catharines | $147,258 | $672 | +25.4% |
| 2017 | Fire Fighter - 1St Class | City of St. Catharines | $117,423 | $537 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | Fire Fighters - 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $126,318 | $505 | +18.0% |
| 2015 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $107,052 | $535 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $100,022 | $580 | -13.0% |
| 2009 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $115,012 | $614 | — |