1st Class Firefighter salary in Ontario
272 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $121,052 and $138,234.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| 2007 | $102,817 |
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| 2009 | $102,062 |
| 2010 | $106,480 |
| 2011 | $101,983 |
| 2012 | $106,708 |
| 2013 | $105,455 |
| 2014 | $104,862 |
| 2015 | $105,418 |
| 2016 | $108,326 |
| 2017 | $107,285 |
| 2018 | $112,473 |
| 2019 | $112,401 |
| 2020 | $116,533 |
| 2021 | $116,111 |
| 2022 | $126,855 |
| 2023 | $123,203 |
| 2024 | $128,765 |
| 2025 | $128,003 |
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 7 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2025
Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a 1st Class Firefighter in Ontario’s public sector?
$128,003 among the 272 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.
How much do most people with the title 1st Class Firefighter on the list earn?
Half were paid between $121,052 and $138,234 in 2025; the highest salary was $192,129.
Which employer pays 1st Class Firefighter the most?
City Of St. Thomas: a median of $143,825 among 32 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title 1st Class Firefighter?
City of Richmond Hill, with 103 on the 2025 list.
Has 1st Class Firefighter pay gone up?
The median fell 0.6% from 2024 ($128,765) to 2025. In 2007 it was $102,817.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.