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Chief Fire Prevention Officer salary in Ontario

37 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $143,365 and $168,327.

Median salary
$161,731
+6.2% vs 2024
People on the list
37
Middle half
$143K–$168K
Highest
$183,380

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007$108,220
2008$106,218
2009$105,114
2010$105,523
2011$110,337
2012$115,227
2013$114,464
2014$123,205
2015$124,365
2016$124,796
2017$131,081
2018$133,125
2019$135,391
2020$140,332
2021$141,499
2022$147,041
2023$147,390
2024$152,275
2025$161,731

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K4
$125K–$150K7
$150K–$200K26
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Kimberley DestunCity Of St. Thomas$183,380$1,287+$8,168 (+4.7%)
2Peter DeboerCity Of Hamilton$181,816$820+$2,999 (+1.7%)
3Darren M LynchCity Of Vaughan$177,787$504+$32,305 (+22.2%)
4Andrew BangaCity Of Oshawa$176,598$1,042+$25,089 (+16.6%)
5Len PappCity Of St Catharines$173,003$1,049+$21,493 (+14.2%)
6Timothy DonisCity Of Barrie$172,735$637+$19,288 (+12.6%)
7John SmithCity Of Windsor$169,594$3,708−$19,754 (−10.4%)
8Anthony StanisciaTown Of Caledon$168,944$746+$30,295 (+21.9%)
9Tony SabatiniCity Of Guelph$168,708$931+$4,080 (+2.5%)
10Marc BoninTown Of Whitby$168,327$1,305+$21,460 (+14.6%)
11Bradley ForwellCity Of Waterloo$167,993$1,225+$10,763 (+6.8%)
12Jonathan O'NeilTown Of Oakville$167,584$487+$16,185 (+10.7%)
13Matthew MuirheadMunicipality Of Clarington$166,849$1,525+$33,248 (+24.9%)
14Sean MckibbenCity Of Belleville$166,553$1,138+$39,867 (+31.5%)
15Philip DoironCity Of Greater Sudbury$163,897$993+$1,141 (+0.7%)
16Robert HardwickCity Of Brantford$163,704$1,600+$13,419 (+8.9%)
17Tanya KorolowCity Of Welland$163,033$1,196+$25,453 (+18.5%)
18Stephen FowldsCity Of Pickering$162,387$1,300+$1,652 (+1.0%)
19Kevin VaughanTown Of Ajax$161,731$695−$1,560 (−1.0%)
20Peter W AalbersCity Of Sarnia$159,928$2,148+$4,838 (+3.1%)
21Terry DuffCity Of Orillia$157,453$841+$11,849 (+8.1%)
22Ryan SchellTown Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services$156,403$369+$2,203 (+1.4%)
23Tracy McleishCity Of London$152,863$624+$17,279 (+12.7%)
24Ted PosadowskiCity Of Kingston$151,863$1,268−$1,177 (−0.8%)
25Mathew WilliamsonCity Of Burlington$151,238$1,171+$22,656 (+17.6%)
26Benjamin TrendleCity Of Niagara Falls$150,970$758+$7,102 (+4.9%)
27Patrick WayneCity Of Peterborough$148,558$819+$28,753 (+24.0%)
28Aaron BlairTown Of Cobourg$143,365$886
29Chris GowingCity Of Kitchener$140,977$402+$10,962 (+8.4%)
30Catherine RobertsonCity Of Peterborough$138,040$340−$5,945 (−4.1%)
31Dwight Van AlstineTown Of Orangeville$138,037$872+$622 (+0.5%)
32Jennifer CooperTown Of Cobourg$131,611$827+$44 (+0.0%)
33Matthew TyoCity Of Brockville$130,002$1,395+$831 (+0.6%)
34Michael CosteCity Of Windsor$121,495$1,109−$85,934 (−41.4%)
35Bradley DisherTown Of Niagara-on-the-lake$115,891$1,381+$9,398 (+8.8%)
36Kenneth MaynardTownship Of Uxbridge$101,552$984new
37Andrew MechalkoTownship Of Wilmot$101,106$305new

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Chief Fire Prevention Officer in Ontario’s public sector?

$161,731 among the 37 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 Chief Fire Prevention Officer on the list earn?

Half were paid between $143,365 and $168,327 in 2025; the highest salary was $183,380.

Which employer has the most people with the title Chief Fire Prevention Officer?

City Of Peterborough, with 2 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Chief Fire Prevention Officer are on the list?

37 in 2025, up from 9 in 2007.

What share of people with the title Chief Fire Prevention Officer are paid $150,000 or more?

70% of those on the 2025 list (26 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Chief Fire Prevention Officer pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $161,731, is 32.3% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

Has Chief Fire Prevention Officer pay gone up?

The median rose 6.2% from 2024 ($152,275) to 2025. In 2007 it was $108,220.

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.