Firefighter – 2nd Class salary in Ontario
36 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $103,344 and $114,524.
Median salary by year
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| 2020 | $104,242 |
| 2021 | $105,730 |
| 2022 | $106,750 |
| 2023 | $106,502 |
| 2024 | $105,388 |
| 2025 | $108,820 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 3 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Firefighter – 2nd Class in Ontario’s public sector?
$108,820 among the 36 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 Firefighter – 2nd Class on the list earn?
Half were paid between $103,344 and $114,524 in 2025; the highest salary was $137,286.
Which employer pays Firefighter – 2nd Class the most?
City Of St. Thomas: a median of $126,328 among 7 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Firefighter – 2nd Class?
City of Richmond Hill, with 18 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Firefighter – 2nd Class are on the list?
36 in 2025, up from 7 in 2020.
What share of people with the title Firefighter – 2nd Class are paid $150,000 or more?
0% of those on the 2025 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Firefighter – 2nd Class pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $108,820, is 11.0% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Firefighter – 2nd Class make at City of Richmond Hill?
The median salary of the 18 people with this title at City of Richmond Hill was $104,049 in 2025.
How much does a Firefighter – 2nd Class make at City Of Sault Ste. Marie?
The median salary of the 8 people with this title at City Of Sault Ste. Marie was $110,191 in 2025.
How much does a Firefighter – 2nd Class make at City Of St. Thomas?
The median salary of the 7 people with this title at City Of St. Thomas was $126,328 in 2025.
Has Firefighter – 2nd Class pay gone up?
The median rose 3.3% from 2024 ($105,388) to 2025. In 2020 it was $104,242.
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.