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Firefighter vs LPN
In 2025, the median salary for LPN was $24 (0.0%) higher than for Firefighter: $114,316 against $114,291. Firefighter had 141 people on the list, LPN 390.
At a glance
| Firefighter | LPN | |
|---|---|---|
| People on the 2025 list | 141 | 390 |
| Median salary | $114,291 | $114,316 |
| Middle half | $102,848–$124,379 | $100,307–$131,566 |
| Highest salary | $170,200 | $285,562 |
| Total salaries | $16,085,795 | $47,421,368 |
| People, change | −2.8% vs 2024 | +11.4% vs 2024 |
| Median, change | +3.2% vs 2024 | +8.6% vs 2024 |
Median salary by year
FirefighterLPN
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| Year | Firefighter | LPN |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $104,762 | $84,075 |
| 2021 | $103,780 | $87,751 |
| 2022 | $107,180 | $89,326 |
| 2023 | $108,742 | $97,838 |
| 2024 | $110,751 | $105,296 |
| 2025 | $114,291 | $114,316 |
People on the list by year
FirefighterLPN
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| Year | Firefighter | LPN |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 107 | 198 |
| 2021 | 116 | 387 |
| 2022 | 152 | 357 |
| 2023 | 126 | 262 |
| 2024 | 145 | 350 |
| 2025 | 141 | 390 |
Highest paid in 2025
Firefighter
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Oosterhuis | City of Winnipeg | $170,200 |
| 2 | Merrick Sandulak | City of Winnipeg | $149,662 |
| 3 | Louis AJ Mulvenna | City of Winnipeg | $147,714 |
| 4 | Dustin LP Nicolas | City of Winnipeg | $142,848 |
| 5 | Daniel Taphorn | City of Winnipeg | $142,573 |
LPN
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G Tomas | Northern Regional Health Authority | $285,562 |
| 2 | C Lucier | Prairie Mountain Health | $277,223 |
| 3 | M Tenoc | Northern Regional Health Authority | $260,541 |
| 4 | S Henderson | Prairie Mountain Health | $254,505 |
| 5 | Q Trinh | Prairie Mountain Health | $253,216 |
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Questions and answers
Which pays more, Firefighter or LPN?
By median salary in 2025, LPN: $114,316 against $114,291.
Which has more people on the list?
LPN: 390 against 141 in 2025.
How has the gap changed since 2020?
In 2020 the median for Firefighter was $104,762 and for LPN $84,075, a gap of $20,687; in 2025 the gap was $24.
What do these figures cover?
Only people paid $85,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.
What is “total compensation”?
The one pay figure Manitoba publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Manitoba does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work