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 | $864 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $131,057 | $786 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $121,529 | $728 | -25.2% |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $162,482 | $606 | +23.7% |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $131,338 | $595 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First Class | City of St. Catharines | $128,433 | $589 | +10.6% |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter - First Class | City of St. Catharines | $116,136 | $690 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter - First Class | City of St. Catharines | $123,520 | $654 | +12.7% |
| 2017 | Fire Fighter - 1St Class | City of St. Catharines | $109,599 | $522 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | Fire Fighters - 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $120,981 | $492 | +13.8% |
| 2015 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $106,309 | $521 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $102,605 | $564 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $101,873 | $544 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $109,812 | $600 | — |