Firefighter 1st Class salary in Ontario
26 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $122,034 and $149,602.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| 2011 | $102,989 |
| 2012 | $104,586 |
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| 2014 | $107,676 |
| 2015 | $105,805 |
| 2016 | $108,058 |
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| 2019 | $105,898 |
| 2020 | $121,344 |
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| 2022 | $108,119 |
| 2023 | $116,661 |
| 2024 | $123,092 |
| 2025 | $134,959 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
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.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Firefighter 1st Class in Ontario’s public sector?
$134,959 among the 26 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 1st Class on the list earn?
Half were paid between $122,034 and $149,602 in 2025; the highest salary was $162,391.
Which employer pays Firefighter 1st Class the most?
Town Of Caledon: a median of $149,602 among 13 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 1st Class?
Town Of Caledon, with 13 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Firefighter 1st Class are on the list?
26 in 2025, up from 25 in 2011.
What share of people with the title Firefighter 1st Class are paid $150,000 or more?
23% of those on the 2025 list (6 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Firefighter 1st Class pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $134,959, is 10.4% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Firefighter 1st Class make at Town Of Caledon?
The median salary of the 13 people with this title at Town Of Caledon was $149,602 in 2025.
How much does a Firefighter 1st Class make at Town Of East Gwillimbury?
The median salary of the 13 people with this title at Town Of East Gwillimbury was $122,034 in 2025.
Has Firefighter 1st Class pay gone up?
The median rose 9.6% from 2024 ($123,092) to 2025. In 2011 it was $102,989.
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.