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Fire Fighter 1st Class salary in Ontario

158 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $122,151 and $134,580.

Median salary
$128,476
+1.0% vs 2024
People on the list
158
Middle half
$122K–$135K
Highest
$153,986

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

Show as a table
YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007$101,618
2008
2009
2010
2011$102,327
2012$103,511
2013$101,914
2014$112,682
2015$105,949
2016$103,622
2017$105,359
2018$113,868
2019$112,616
2020$115,033
2021$119,760
2022$125,526
2023$124,801
2024$127,155
2025$128,476

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 2 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: $128,476
City Of St Catharines72 people$133,649

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Eric C FarlowCity Of St Catharines$153,986$841+$9,104
2Chris MacaulayCity Of St Catharines$150,800$816+$10,723
3Jonathon G HoogendoornCity Of St Catharines$150,277$816+$30,047
4Gregory R ClarkCity Of St Catharines$150,232$816+$19,904
5Quinn HoflandCity Of St Catharines$148,295$864+$5,803
6Jacob M MartinCity Of St Catharines$148,056$816+$8,226
7Erv BergenCity Of St Catharines$147,799$864+$5,793
8Liam J KooymanCity Of St Catharines$146,865$816+$2,714
9Philip A TopaCity Of St Catharines$146,672$864+$7,301
10Steven E McaulayCity Of St Catharines$145,789$816+$20,276
11Christopher DwyerCity Of St Catharines$145,479$816+$13,467
12Corey HannaTown Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services$144,452$284+$4,555
13Jason DunkerleyTown Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services$143,667$284+$3,746
14Tai YapCity Of St Catharines$143,608$816+$8,691
15David BrownCity Of St Catharines$143,259$864+$2,633
16Giancarlo RapanaroCity Of St Catharines$141,171$816−$3,024
17Arcangelo GiampaCity Of St Catharines$141,101$864+$9,262
18Adam R JohnstoneCity Of St Catharines$140,915$864+$5,235
19Christopher KowalczukCity Of St Catharines$140,867$793+$9,471
20Kristy PatersonTown Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services$140,680$269+$4,629
21Richard FriesenCity Of St Catharines$140,579$864+$14,713
22Benjamin A HouldCity Of St Catharines$140,430$816+$6,984
23Chad M BiggerCity Of St Catharines$140,409$841−$1,789
24Jonathan FossCity Of St Catharines$140,028$793+$20,867
25Sean A MckeeCity Of St Catharines$139,617$816+$12,157
26Gregory S HydeCity Of St Catharines$139,491$816+$338
27Allen CookTown Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services$139,297$276+$6,262
28Matthew ShierTown Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services$138,346$270−$2,230
29Kevin M KochCity Of St Catharines$137,056$841+$8,002
30Jordan Van EgmondCity Of St Catharines$137,009$793+$8,961
31Michael MotaCity Of St Catharines$137,005$816+$11,402
32Corey LawrenceTown Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services$136,829$269−$3,487
33Aaron J LynettCity Of St Catharines$136,230$816−$4,418
34Kyle R HutchisonCity Of St Catharines$135,983$816+$8,091
35Ben W DickCity Of St Catharines$135,544$816+$1,561
36Ryan CaughlinCity Of St Catharines$135,509$816+$13,458
37Richard HotsonCity Of St Catharines$135,198$793−$540
38Jacob StevensonCity Of St Catharines$134,835$793−$725
39Kenneth D MerryCity Of St Catharines$134,827$841+$6,217
40John SchwenkerCity Of St Catharines$134,580$793+$5,491
41William J FriesenCity Of St Catharines$134,350$816+$11,623
42Mitchell Delle MonacheCity Of St Catharines$134,117$793+$5,213
43Todd CourtneyTown Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services$133,823$269+$824
44Jeffrey CaldwellTown Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services$133,482$276−$8,912
45David BarszczCity Of St Catharines$133,181$816−$3,684
46Maxim ManojlovichCity Of St Catharines$133,158$793+$13,250
47Jamie S LeeCity Of St Catharines$133,109$816+$8,576
48Zachary C HargravesCity Of St Catharines$132,927$816+$1,957
49James HillCity Of St Catharines$132,850$793+$5,695
50Joshua G CanningCity Of St Catharines$132,622$864+$15,510