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Firefighter salary in Ontario

2,945 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $123,131 and $139,825.

Median salary
$131,274
+6.8% vs 2024
People on the list
2,945
Middle half
$123K–$140K
Highest
$223,999

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$103,213
2008$106,742
2009$103,416
2010$106,109
2011$107,321
2012$103,127
2013$103,975
2014$106,250
2015$111,088
2016$104,677
2017$107,942
2018$116,000
2019$112,906
2020$116,604
2021$116,711
2022$120,866
2023$120,313
2024$122,963
2025$131,274

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 27 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: $131,274
Town Of Hawkesbury6 people$150,742
City Of Stratford27 people$144,837
City Of Kenora6 people$142,902
City Of Belleville34 people$142,871
Town Of Fort Frances5 people$136,557
Town Of Halton Hills18 people$136,367
City Of Burlington112 people$135,718
City Of Ottawa538 people$134,498
City Of Hamilton328 people$133,629
City Of Mississauga425 people$133,278
City Of Quinte West10 people$132,642
City Of Cornwall39 people$131,118
City Of Thunder Bay123 people$130,864
City Of Brampton306 people$130,650
City Of Cambridge95 people$130,016
City Of Markham165 people$128,206
City Of Brantford77 people$127,723
City Of Pembroke11 people$126,758
City Of Kingston75 people$125,698
City Of Windsor170 people$123,048
City Of Niagara Falls92 people$121,793
City Of London147 people$121,175
County Of Prince Edward5 people$119,242
Town Of Milton16 people$118,259

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Gregory FitzgeraldCity Of Mississauga$223,999$196+$97,619
2Michael WilsonCity Of Brampton$220,770$476+$51,745
3Alexander MonahanCity Of Ottawa$211,889$685+$35,349
4Cliff SmithCity Of Ottawa$207,931$691+$38,936
5Patrick MayerTown Of Hawkesbury$204,889$1,462+$20,810
6Steve WilliamsCity Of Ottawa$199,601$685+$27,521
7Chad FiegehenCity Of Brampton$198,971$490+$21,528
8Jay WintonCity Of Hamilton$197,422$610−$6,717
9Jordan ParisCity Of Brampton$197,395$487+$37,062
10Robert HorvathCity Of Hamilton$196,762$561+$23,867
11Anthony De YoungCity Of Ottawa$196,413$685+$52,410
12Christopher NewsteadCity Of Hamilton$196,204$571+$5,891
13Krste AsanovicCity Of Brampton$193,425$460+$43,082
14Jason DupuisCity Of Ottawa$191,183$665+$17,993
15Serena MoffattCity Of Ottawa$190,706$665+$14,713
16Brenden VlietstraCity Of Hamilton$190,027$577−$3,185
17Matthew ParravanoCity Of Hamilton$189,963$577−$11,311
18Shawn WaitesCity Of Belleville$185,811$1,007+$41,123
19Thomas CieslakCity Of Hamilton$185,573$583+$8,758
20Louis JossaCity Of Hamilton$184,874$567+$1,086
21Kevin RasCity Of Hamilton$184,750$583+$4,670
22Curtis TolhurstCity Of Ottawa$183,917$665+$23,557
23Bob (Robert) BerschtCity Of Brampton$182,715$462+$37,950
24Andy SimoesCity Of Hamilton$181,333$561−$15,971
25David LackeyCity Of Brampton$181,230$490+$47,274
26Stephen HickeyCity Of Hamilton$180,890$594−$4,181
27Jason WoodfordCity Of Brampton$180,671$462+$45,729
28David ThistleCity Of Ottawa$180,282$685+$15,779
29David HebnerCity Of Ottawa$180,140$726+$57,511
30Douglas MouldCity Of Ottawa$179,780$691+$16,280
31Steven MurphyCity Of Ottawa$179,638$665+$22,712
32Brett FairweatherCity Of Stratford$179,559$2,209+$18,769
33Chad ThompsonCity Of Hamilton$178,904$567+$17,406
34Joshua PearsallCity Of Belleville$178,672$953+$32,923
35Christopher CrozierCity Of Stratford$178,475$2,148+$39,541
36Thomas KochCity Of Ottawa$178,326$726+$27,165
37Nicholas GauthierCity Of Hamilton$178,310$577+$4,963
38Chris WigleyCity Of Quinte West$176,226$1,873+$15,091
39Andrew BrownCity Of Brampton$176,064$460+$31,042
40Basil WoodCity Of Quinte West$175,979$1,926+$9,750
41Brandon ElliottCity Of Hamilton$175,464$570+$10,765
42Jeffery AllenCity Of Stratford$174,490$2,209+$18,778
43Steven MedagliaCity Of Ottawa$174,219$685+$27,482
44Kristian JimenezCity Of Hamilton$174,183$595+$16,049
45Bradley HopperCity Of Belleville$174,178$979+$40,599
46Michael McguireCity Of Windsor$174,071$400−$10,361
47Peter GoertzCity Of Hamilton$173,578$561+$28,278
48David GoyensCity Of Ottawa$173,488$685+$16,683
49Andrew ByerCity Of Brampton$173,388$462+$31,652
50Ryan TomlinsonCity Of Hamilton$172,686$574+$790