Job

District Chief salary in Ontario

65 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $171,652 and $190,891.

Median salary

$177,367

+4.3% vs 2024

People on the list

Middle half

$172K–$191K

Highest

$222,954

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

$177K

Show as a table

Year	Value
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005	$102,881
2006	$104,694
2007	$106,247
2008	$143,602
2009	$122,247
2010	$129,694
2011	$126,376
2012	$123,388
2013	$132,553
2014	$131,122
2015	$145,440
2016	$136,672
2017	$151,213
2018	$140,018
2019	$153,873
2020	$160,798
2021	$154,843
2022	$163,179
2023	$165,152
2024	$169,992
2025	$177,367

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 4 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.

Median for everyone with this title: $177,367

City Of Ottawa25 people$187,268

City Of Hamilton9 people$176,542

City Of London14 people$171,796

City Of Thunder Bay9 people$167,453

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#	Name	Employer	Salary	Benefits	Change
1	Erik Leicht	City Of Ottawa	$222,954	$957	+$20,663
2	David Marincak	City Of Ottawa	$207,579	$957	+$26,262
3	Alain Lavigne	City Of Ottawa	$201,545	$957	+$12,543
4	Steven Westergard	City Of Vaughan	$201,433	$504	+$40,423
5	Chris Nesbitt	City Of Ottawa	$200,889	$949	+$26,610
6	Ronald Phillips	City Of Ottawa	$199,649	$957	+$13,409
7	Hugh Cameron	City Of Ottawa	$199,456	$917	+$35,282
8	Robert Simmonds	City Of Vaughan	$198,669	$512	+$46,835
9	Jonathon Balabuck	City Of Thunder Bay	$198,080	$1,497	+$43,651
10	Steven Monette	City Of Ottawa	$196,458	$917	+$23,972
11	Kenneth Walton	City Of Ottawa	$195,627	$949	+$35,776
12	Patrick Gauthier	City Of Ottawa	$195,462	$941	+$35,385
13	Douglas Fisher	City Of Ottawa	$195,175	$957	+$33,389
14	Stirling Mcneil	City Of Ottawa	$194,612	$957	+$29,712
15	Jason Durocher	Town Of Amherstburg	$192,212	$1,051	+$30,724
16	Glen Currie	City Of Ottawa	$191,392	$957	+$29,002
17	Andrew Challans	Town Of Amherstburg	$190,891	$1,035	+$18,931
18	Lorenzo Morcone	City Of Hamilton	$190,668	$804	+$12,912
19	Randy Wismer	Town Of Amherstburg	$189,172	$1,051	+$18,697
20	Jeff Leduc	City Of Thunder Bay	$189,078	$1,504	+$37,825
21	Marc Frappier	City Of Ottawa	$187,268	$917	+$31,639
22	Marc Chagnon	City Of Ottawa	$187,244	$874	+$22,995
23	Robert Webster	City Of Ottawa	$183,828	$909	+$28,577
24	Mustack Khan	City Of Ottawa	$183,743	$808	+$22,852
25	Daniel Aupry	City Of Ottawa	$182,832	$917	+$28,437
26	Dean Morrow	City Of Hamilton	$182,031	$805	+$9,010
27	Jack Benbihy	City Of Vaughan	$181,592	$515	+$27,241
28	Robert Jesperson	City Of Thunder Bay	$180,653	$1,503	+$30,456
29	Trevor Barlow	City Of Hamilton	$179,056	$804	+$12,151
30	David Burke	City Of Ottawa	$178,933	$957	+$4,114
31	Richard Wismer	Town Of Amherstburg	$178,327	$1,051	+$3,764
32	Robert Rainboth	City Of Ottawa	$177,437	$957	+$21,992
33	Adrian Nemerosky	City Of Ottawa	$177,367	$957	+$8,556
34	William Falshaw	City Of Thunder Bay	$177,116	$1,471	+$32,101
35	Derek Slingerland	City Of Hamilton	$176,666	$743	−$4,417
36	Steven Mckee	City Of Hamilton	$176,542	$804	−$5,884
37	Jeffrey David Johnston	City Of London	$176,423	$729	+$9,358
38	Mark Hodge	City Of Hamilton	$176,029	$842	+$17,346
39	Andrew Anthony	City Of Vaughan	$175,526	$512	+$23,381
40	Stephen Reid	City Of Hamilton	$175,278	$804	−$7,140
41	Daniel Cook	City Of Ottawa	$175,014	$707	−$2,521
42	Todd R. Broomhead	City Of London	$174,310	$729	+$4,890
43	Ronald Wayne Prince	City Of London	$173,752	$707	+$16,265
44	Lance Lunetta	City Of Ottawa	$173,142	$917	+$12,236
45	Steven Prior	City Of London	$173,012	$729	+$5,184
46	Brian Matthew Munce	City Of London	$172,556	$729	+$3,251
47	Bradley Shayne Enright	City Of London	$172,341	$729	+$4,058
48	Bradley William Judd	City Of London	$171,941	$661	+$13,082
49	Peter Vandermeyden	City Of London	$171,652	$729	+$270
50	Scott Millson	City Of London	$169,929	$707	+$6,372