District Fire Chief Salary in Ontario (2025)
264 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · 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
$189,545
+55.0% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$183,675–$196,016
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$246,409
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "District Fire Chief" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "District Fire Chief" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Dino Bernardi at City Of Mississauga, with a salary of $246,409; the median among the 14 listed under this title was $189,545.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 District Fire Chief median of $189,545 comes to about 31.0%, leaving roughly $125,297 a year — about $10,441 a month. That is about 55% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. The 2025 list carries 14 people grouped under the title District Fire Chief. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$125,297
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$10,441
Where does $189,545 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
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| City of Mississauga | $189,545 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dino BernardiDistrict Chief, Fire | $246,409 | $246,667 |
| 2 | Aron ReppingtonDistrict Chief, Fire | $210,631 | $211,133 |
| 3 | Allen RamerDistrict Chief, Fire | $197,030 | $197,558 |
| 4 | Jason ChallinorDistrict Chief, Fire | $196,016 | $196,544 |
| 5 | Syd BestDistrict Chief, Fire | $195,278 | $195,805 |
| 6 | Sean BradleyDistrict Chief, Fire | $192,970 | $193,498 |
| 7 | Craig CunninghamDistrict Chief, Fire | $191,540 | $192,068 |
| 8 | John MannDistrict Chief, Fire | $187,550 | $188,078 |
| 9 | Mark RomkemaDistrict Chief, Fire | $187,157 | $187,685 |
| 10 | Christopher VarcoeDistrict Chief, Fire | $183,934 | $184,462 |
By Year
Related Positions
- Constable5,795
- Firefighter5,399
- Police Constable4,778
- Operator3,992
- Primary Care Paramedic2,883
- 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. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.