Firefighter First Class salary in Ontario
76 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $122,284 and $145,277.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| 2011 | $108,081 |
| 2012 | $104,468 |
| 2013 | $104,069 |
| 2014 | $107,489 |
| 2015 | $111,337 |
| 2016 | $106,176 |
| 2017 | $115,598 |
| 2018 | $114,244 |
| 2019 | $116,765 |
| 2020 | $116,673 |
| 2021 | $122,391 |
| 2022 | $149,109 |
| 2023 | $130,932 |
| 2024 | $135,137 |
| 2025 | $132,619 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Firefighter First Class in Ontario’s public sector?
$132,619 among the 76 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 First Class on the list earn?
Half were paid between $122,284 and $145,277 in 2025; the highest salary was $190,541.
Which employer has the most people with the title Firefighter First Class?
City Of Greater Sudbury, with 76 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Firefighter First Class are on the list?
76 in 2025, up from 51 in 2011.
What share of people with the title Firefighter First Class are paid $150,000 or more?
20% of those on the 2025 list (15 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Firefighter First Class pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $132,619, is 8.5% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Firefighter First Class make at City Of Greater Sudbury?
The median salary of the 76 people with this title at City Of Greater Sudbury was $132,619 in 2025.
Has Firefighter First Class pay gone up?
The median fell 1.9% from 2024 ($135,137) to 2025. In 2011 it was $108,081.
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.