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Chad Thompson

Firefighter at City Of Hamilton. On Ontario’s disclosure list 6 years between 2020 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Chad Thompson
Firefighter
City Of Hamilton
Salary paid
$178,903.66
Taxable benefits
$566.79
Total disclosed
$179,470.45
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$17,406 (+10.8%)
6years on
the list

Among 2,945 people with the title “Firefighter” in 2025

Paid more than 98% of them. Their median: $131,274.

Among 3,382 people at City Of Hamilton in 2025

209th highest paid. Their median: $127,716.

Paid more than 91% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2020$114,160$116,604
2021$135,447$116,711
2022$150,877$120,866
2023$126,804$120,313
2024$161,497$122,963
2025$178,904$131,274

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025City Of HamiltonFirefighter$178,904$567+$17,406
2024City Of HamiltonFirefighter$161,497$539+$34,693
2023City Of HamiltonFirefighter$126,804$527−$24,073
2022City Of HamiltonFirefighter$150,877$499+$15,430
2021City Of HamiltonFirefighter$135,447$484+$21,287
2020City Of HamiltonFirefighter$114,160$445

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Questions and answers

Why is Chad Thompson on the disclosure list?

City Of Hamilton paid Chad Thompson $178,904 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

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

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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