District Chief Salary in Ontario (2025)
941 disclosed records, 2002–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
65
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$177,367
+45.1% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$171,652–$190,891
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$222,954
Who is the highest-paid District Chief in Ontario?
The highest-paid District Chief on the 2025 Sunshine List was Erik Leicht at City Of Ottawa, with a salary of $222,954; the median among the 65 listed under this title was $177,367.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $177,367, a District Chief keeps roughly $118,945 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 29.8% effective), or about $9,912 a month. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 45% above it. Half of those listed earned between $171,652 and $190,891. 65 people were listed under this title in 2025. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$118,945
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,912
Where does $177,367 rank on the Sunshine List? →
Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ottawa | 25 | $187,268 | $222,954 | Pay here → |
| City of London | 14 | $171,796 | $176,423 | Pay here → |
| City of Hamilton | 9 | $176,542 | $190,668 | Pay here → |
| City of Thunder Bay | 9 | $167,453 | $198,080 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Leicht | City Of Ottawa | District Chief | $222,954 | $223,911 |
| 2 | David Marincak | City Of Ottawa | District Chief | $207,579 | $208,536 |
| 3 | Alain Lavigne | City Of Ottawa | District Chief | $201,545 | $202,502 |
| 4 | Steven Westergard | City Of Vaughan | District Chief | $201,433 | $201,937 |
| 5 | Chris Nesbitt | City Of Ottawa | District Chief | $200,889 | $201,838 |
| 6 | Ronald Phillips | City Of Ottawa | District Chief | $199,649 | $200,606 |
| 7 | Hugh Cameron | City Of Ottawa | District Chief | $199,456 | $200,373 |
| 8 | Robert Simmonds | City Of Vaughan | District Chief | $198,669 | $199,181 |
| 9 | Jonathon Balabuck | City Of Thunder Bay | District Chief | $198,080 | $199,577 |
| 10 | Steven Monette | City Of Ottawa | District Chief | $196,458 | $197,375 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.