How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $148,295 ranks in the top 20.7% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 26.9% of 305 at City of St. Catharines.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $148,295 | $864 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $142,492 | $786 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $140,028 | $728 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $153,257 | $606 | +18.0% |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter (1st Class) | City of St. Catharines | $129,838 | $595 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter – First Class | City of St. Catharines | $124,195 | $590 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter - First Class | City of St. Catharines | $130,279 | $709 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter - First Class | City of St. Catharines | $139,463 | $672 | +15.6% |
| 2017 | Fire Fighter - 1St Class | City of St. Catharines | $120,603 | $537 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | Fire Fighters - 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $125,875 | $505 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $114,261 | $535 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $106,259 | $580 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $103,310 | $559 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | Fire Fighter, 1st Class | City of St. Catharines | $120,799 | $614 | — |