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First Class Firefighter Salaries, 2020

1,526 disclosed on the 2020 Sunshine List · overview and trend →

Disclosed

1,526

2020 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$115,393

+1.3% vs provincial median

Typical Range

$109,961–$121,382

25th–75th percentile

Top Salary

$175,804

Employers · with 5 or more

Employers with 5 or more First Class Firefighter employees in 2020
EmployerPeopleMedianTop
City of Vaughan181$108,089$134,603
City of Kitchener113$116,745$131,363
City of Barrie99$116,748$134,407
City of London96$122,639$162,163
City of Richmond Hill91$118,585$144,977
Town of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services89$114,889$133,089
City of St Catharines76$119,091$139,296
City of Kingston74$114,480$132,440
City of Sarnia72$118,528$136,880
City of Waterloo68$113,600$131,768
City of Greater Sudbury63$121,121$152,590
Town of Whitby59$110,234$129,651
City of Pickering48$110,263$119,775
Corporation of the City of North Bay44$125,292$175,804
Town of Ajax43$116,533$130,996

Top 25 · 1,526 in 2020

Top 25 First Class Firefighter records, 2020
#NameSalaryTotal
1David McdonaldFirst Class Firefighter$175,804$177,092
2Robin CulinFirst Class Firefighter$162,776$163,998
3Scott GivlinFirefighter 1st Class$162,163$162,578
4Robert GeilenFirefighter 1st Class$162,067$162,482
5Sean O’HalloranFirst Class Firefighter$160,501$161,754
6Paul BrayFirefighter 1st Class$159,592$160,007
7Paul AugerFirst Class Firefighter$156,586$157,839
8Justin HinesFirefighter 1st Class$156,504$156,919
9Jason Patrick KennedyFirefighter 1st Class$156,071$156,487
10Tina SirkaFirefighter 1st Class$153,397$153,808
11Aaron ThompsonFirst Class Firefighter$153,132$154,349
12Christopher RoyFirefighter First Class$152,590$153,163
13Jeff BethuneFirst Class Firefighter$152,530$153,804
14Dennis Jacob PeetersFirefighter 1st Class$152,052$152,467
15Robert James RutledgeFirefighter 1st Class$150,129$150,532
16Scott WingFirefighter First Class$149,117$149,699
17Wade RinglerFirst Class Firefighter$149,004$150,257
18James Andrew KingFirefighter 1st Class$147,515$147,930
19John H. LakeFirst Class Fire Fighter$146,520$147,829
20Douglas TaylorFirst Class Firefighter$146,346$147,565
21David Frederic HuffmanFirefighter 1st Class$145,897$146,336
22Eric DenommeFirst Class Firefighter$145,848$147,100
23Carl FallsFirefighter First Class$145,194$145,818
24Jesse Mcnea1st Class Firefighter$144,977$145,577
25Mark ChapmanFirefighter 1st Class$144,975$145,390

Full rosters are published for the five most recent disclosed years.