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First Class Firefighter salary in Ontario

400 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $125,934 and $143,164.

Median salary
$132,517
+8.8% vs 2024
People on the list
400
Middle half
$126K–$143K
Highest
$236,053

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
2008$105,201
2009$109,495
2010$106,072
2011$103,951
2012$103,177
2013$104,915
2014$108,375
2015$109,005
2016$106,069
2017$110,528
2018$108,978
2019$110,642
2020$114,121
2021$115,604
2022$118,734
2023$120,225
2024$121,793
2025$132,517

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 7 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: $132,517
City Of Sarnia74 people$133,386
City Of Vaughan196 people$132,225
City Of Timmins14 people$127,909
City Of Woodstock28 people$127,366
Town Of Orangeville14 people$121,449

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Kevin SmithCity Of Vaughan$236,053$396+$46,557
2Justin RitaCity Of Vaughan$233,679$396+$68,723
3Eric SpaldingCity Of Vaughan$221,730$396+$56,843
4Kyle CzapskiCity Of Vaughan$221,609$384+$44,008
5Edward HowardCity Of Vaughan$215,339$396+$28,306
6Paul RealejoCity Of Vaughan$214,916$406+$52,817
7Damien LittleCity Of Vaughan$214,195$384+$52,784
8Ryan DespresCity Of Vaughan$205,530$396+$36,044
9Stephen DimonteCity Of Vaughan$201,876$396+$33,079
10Michael RasenbergCity Of Vaughan$199,398$396+$32,565
11Mark KlementCity Of Vaughan$192,296$396+$21,772
12David MazzucaCity Of Vaughan$191,480$384+$69,173
13Aaron BestCity Of Vaughan$183,202$384+$20,401
14Robert FerreiraCity Of Vaughan$181,968$396+$15,320
15Eric BouleyCity Of Vaughan$181,840$396+$40,837
16Cody OrsattiCity Of Vaughan$180,515$396+$45,369
17B. Daniel MilneCity Of Vaughan$177,133$396+$44,825
18Joseph ManzoCity Of Vaughan$174,540$396+$29,089
19Shawn SchinkelCity Of Sarnia$169,002$1,950+$17,197
20Anthony BoyesCity Of Vaughan$168,434$396+$15,809
21Kevin MardenCity Of Vaughan$168,359$396+$35,103
22Jennifer HeslinCity Of Vaughan$167,907$396+$47,558
23Tyler BoughnerCity Of Vaughan$167,756$384+$24,677
24Steven BonolloCity Of Vaughan$167,748$384+$25,307
25Aaron ThompsonThe Corporation of the City of North Bay$166,610$1,476+$5,430
26Joshua H. GrahamCity Of Vaughan$166,321$396+$33,525
27Kyle MccloskeyCity Of Vaughan$165,110$396+$20,011
28Russell PettypieceCity Of Sarnia$163,667$1,715+$13,697
29Kevin BrownCity Of Vaughan$163,531$419+$33,506
30Fidel SalazarCity Of Vaughan$162,660$396+$25,928
31Tyler MaloneyCity Of Vaughan$162,432$384+$13,042
32Jared MccormickCity Of Vaughan$162,015$396+$27,842
33Sean BrowningCity Of Sarnia$160,306$1,940+$9,655
34Jacob RichardsonCity Of Vaughan$159,401$384−$13,805
35Matthew SchroorMunicipality Of Clarington$159,242$1,266+$32,150
36Garrett LorangerCity Of Vaughan$158,648$396+$29,378
37Ryan BorgesTown Of Orangeville$158,446$786+$26,599
38Terry HoweCity Of Sarnia$158,279$1,715+$13,422
39Derek RaineCity Of Sarnia$158,034$1,715+$2,415
40Jeffrey CowenCity Of Sarnia$157,138$1,940+$2,194
41Troy HewtonCity Of Sarnia$157,128$1,715+$4,725
42Clayton BrushCity Of Vaughan$156,844$396+$22,614
43Tyler MuirMunicipality Of Clarington$156,751$1,301+$29,882
44Chris FisherCity Of Vaughan$156,547$396+$28,795
45Michael BartolucciThe Corporation of the City of North Bay$155,860$1,467+$5,472
46Alec HamiltonMunicipality Of Clarington$155,840$1,266+$27,483
47Elissa CarvelloCity Of Vaughan$155,534$396+$23,281
48Scott SnowdenMunicipality Of Clarington$154,852$1,301+$31,016
49Peter MrkonjicCity Of Vaughan$154,549$406+$8,538
50Robert KuenzlenCity Of Vaughan$153,779$396+$38,632