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Kent Buchanan

City of Kitchener/First Class Fire Fighter

2020 Salary — last year on the list

$115,973

Total compensation $116,380, including $407 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2020

Employer Rank

#194

City of Kitchener

Years on List

7

2014–2020

Peak Salary

$115,973

2020

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 7 yearly values of total compensation, from $100,891 in 2014 to $116,380 in 2020.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K201420152016201820192020
Total compensation, 2014–2020. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2014–2020

$100,635 in 2014 is worth about $131,983 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2020First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener$115,973Benefits $407Total $116,380
2019First Class Fire FighterCity Of Kitchener$111,145Benefits $398Total $111,543
2018First Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener$107,312Benefits $388Total $107,700
2017First Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener$105,637Benefits $390Total $106,027
20161st Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener$105,216Benefits $374Total $105,590
20151st Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener$105,010Benefits $327Total $105,338
20141st Class Fire FighterCity of Kitchener$100,635Benefits $257Total $100,891

On the List
2020

Kent Buchanan's $115,973 salary was about 1% above the 2020 province-wide median of $115,393 for First Class Firefighter. City of Kitchener disclosed 353 salaries in 2020; Kent Buchanan's total compensation of $116,380 ranked #194 among them. 205,855 salaries were disclosed on the 2020 Sunshine List, which covers pay of $100,000 or more. Kent Buchanan has appeared on the Sunshine List at City of Kitchener 7 times, 2014–2020.

Also at City of Kitchener
2020

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