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Gavin Shantz

Fire Fighter Mechanic at City Of Waterloo. On Ontario’s disclosure list 6 years between 2020 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Gavin Shantz
Fire Fighter Mechanic
City Of Waterloo
Salary paid
$150,302.43
Taxable benefits
$1,060.54
Total disclosed
$151,362.97
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$7,459 (+5.2%)
6years on
the list

Among 342 people at City Of Waterloo in 2025

75th highest paid. Their median: $127,009.

Paid more than 80% 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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YearSalary
2020$115,540
2021$125,770
2022$155,588
2023$146,320
2024$142,843
2025$150,302

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025City Of WaterlooFire Fighter Mechanic$150,302$1,061+$7,459 (+5.2%)
2024City Of WaterlooFire Fighter Mechanic$142,843$1,120−$3,477 (−2.4%)
2023City Of WaterlooFire Fighter Mechanic$146,320$1,070−$9,268 (−6.0%)
2022City Of WaterlooFire Fighter Mechanic$155,588$926+$29,818 (+23.7%)
2021City Of WaterlooFire Fighter Mechanic$125,770$779+$10,230 (+8.9%)
2020City Of WaterlooSecond Class Fire Fighter$115,540$434

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Questions and answers

Why is Gavin Shantz on the disclosure list?

City Of Waterloo paid Gavin Shantz $150,302 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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