District Chief Emergency Medical Services Salary in Ontario (2025)
172 disclosed records, 2008–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
Last filed under this title in 2025. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
14
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$160,748
+31.5% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$135,549–$168,817
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$192,309
Who is the highest-paid District Chief Emergency Medical Services in Ontario?
The highest-paid District Chief Emergency Medical Services on the 2025 Sunshine List was Sarah Bezaire at County Of Essex, with a salary of $192,309; the median among the 14 listed under this title was $160,748.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 District Chief Emergency Medical Services median of $160,748 comes to about 28.3%, leaving roughly $109,800 a year — about $9,150 a month. The 2025 list carries 14 people filed as District Chief Emergency Medical Services. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 31% above it. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$109,800
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,150
Where does $160,748 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of Essex | 14 | $160,748 | $192,309 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Bezaire | County Of Essex | District Chief, Emergency Medical Services | $192,309 | $193,084 |
| 2 | Christopher Nugent | County Of Essex | District Chief, Emergency Medical Services | $174,976 | $175,785 |
| 3 | Paul Stromme | County Of Essex | District Chief, Emergency Medical Services | $171,664 | $172,419 |
| 4 | Michael Jacobs | County Of Essex | District Chief, Emergency Medical Services | $168,817 | $169,394 |
| 5 | Nicholas Jovanovic | County Of Essex | District Chief, Emergency Medical Services | $167,862 | $168,524 |
| 6 | Justin Campeau | County Of Essex | District Chief, Emergency Medical Services | $166,286 | $167,062 |
| 7 | Tyson Brohman | County Of Essex | District Chief, Emergency Medical Services | $164,958 | $165,733 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Bacon | County Of Essex | District Chief, Emergency Medical Services | $156,538 | $157,314 |
| 9 | Matthew Moore | County Of Essex | District Chief, Emergency Medical Services | $136,868 | $137,527 |
| 10 | Amanda Atkinson | County Of Essex | District Chief, Emergency Medical Services | $136,621 | $137,277 |
By Year
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- Constable5,795
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- Operator3,992
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- Sergeant1,600
- Captain1,385
- Plainclothes Police Constable1,286
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.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.