What does a District Chief make at City of Thunder Bay?
City of Thunder Bay paid its District Chiefs a median of $167,453 in 2025 (9 people), about 6% under the provincial median of $177,367 for the role. The highest-paid was $198,080.
People
9listed as District Chief in 2025
Median salary
$167,453salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$198,080salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
−$9,914against $177,367 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Thunder Bay · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathon Balabuck | District Chief | $198,080 | $199,577 |
| 2 | Jeff Leduc | District Chief | $189,078 | $190,582 |
| 3 | Robert Jesperson | District Chief | $180,653 | $182,156 |
| 4 | William Falshaw | District Chief | $177,116 | $178,588 |
| 5 | Kaine Bodnar | District Chief | $167,453 | $168,949 |
| 6 | Jonathan Cuthbertson | District Chief | $166,301 | $167,774 |
| 7 | Robert Towell | District Chief | $162,463 | $163,878 |
| 8 | Raymond Foster | District Chief | $162,313 | $163,702 |
| 9 | Don Paglaro | District Chief | $116,499 | $117,310 |
The 9 highest salaries among the 9 City of Thunder Bay records mapped to District Chief in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2009–2025
- At City of Thunder Bay
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, District Chief at City of Thunder Bay, against every District Chief in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | $167,453 | $198,080 | $177,367 |
| 2024 | 8 | $147,801 | $154,429 | $169,992 |
| 2022 | 8 | $156,356 | $164,992 | $163,179 |
| 2021 | 8 | $147,362 | $151,779 | $154,843 |
| 2020 | 10 | $158,397 | $163,783 | $160,798 |
| 2019 | 8 | $137,642 | $141,067 | $153,873 |
| 2018 | 9 | $132,390 | $136,122 | $140,018 |
| 2017 | 8 | $143,597 | $149,340 | $151,213 |
| 2016 | 7 | $126,411 | $130,198 | $136,672 |
| 2015 | 9 | $124,667 | $127,907 | $145,440 |
| 2014 | 10 | $123,041 | $143,321 | $131,122 |
| 2013 | 9 | $129,671 | $134,344 | $132,553 |
| 2012 | 6 | $108,243 | $114,824 | $123,388 |
| 2011 | 9 | $153,642 | $157,382 | $126,376 |
| 2009 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $122,247 |
Related questions
Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to District Chief at City of Thunder Bay on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025.