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Richard Simpson

City of Toronto/Firefighter Operation

2018 Salary — last year on the list

$107,950

Total compensation $109,716, including $1,766 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

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At a Glance
2018

Employer Rank

#3,871

City of Toronto

Years on List

12

1999–2018

Peak Salary

$156,675

2003

Full 2018 roster at City of Toronto →·See where $107,950 ranks →

Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 12 yearly values of total compensation, from $102,006 in 1999 to $109,716 in 2018. No data from 2007 to 2012. No data from 2015 to 2016.$100K$120K$140K$160K199920022004201320142018
Total compensation, 1999–2018. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
1999–2018

$100,476 in 1999 is worth about $177,591 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2018Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto$107,950Benefits $1,766Total $109,716
2017Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto$113,632Benefits $2,051Total $115,683
2014Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto$103,447Benefits $739Total $104,186
2013Firefighter OperationCity of Toronto$111,310Benefits $665Total $111,975
2006Deputy Fire Chief DirectorCity of Toronto$110,790Benefits $377Total $111,167
2005Deputy Fire Chief DirectorCity of Toronto$148,442Benefits $1,738Total $150,181
2004Deputy Fire Chief DirectorCity of Toronto$140,368Benefits $963Total $141,331
2003Deputy Fire Chief DirectorCity of Toronto$156,675Benefits $777Total $157,452
2002Deputy Fire ChiefCity of Toronto$149,086Benefits $1,949Total $151,035
2001Deputy Fire ChiefCity of Toronto$120,979Benefits $1,617Total $122,595
2000Deputy Fire ChiefCity of Toronto$116,697Benefits $1,584Total $118,281
1999Deputy Fire ChiefCity of Toronto$100,476Benefits $1,530Total $102,006

On the List
2018

$100,000 is the list's disclosure floor; 151,375 salaries met it in 2018. Richard Simpson was the #3,871 highest-paid of 6,188 people City of Toronto disclosed in 2018, with total compensation of $109,716. Across Ontario, the 2018 median for Firefighter was $110,056; Richard Simpson's $107,950 salary sat about 2% below it. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List at City of Toronto 12 years in all, 1999–2018, with the highest disclosed salary $156,675 in 2003.

Also at City of Toronto
2018

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