What does a Firefighter make at City of Ottawa?
In 2025 the median Firefighter at City of Ottawa was paid $134,498 (538 people), 2% above the provincial median of $131,656 for the role. The highest-paid was $211,889.
People
538listed as Firefighter in 2025
Median salary
$134,498salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$211,889salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$2,842against $131,656 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Ottawa · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Monahan | Firefighter | $211,889 | $212,575 |
| 2 | Cliff Smith | Firefighter | $207,931 | $208,621 |
| 3 | Steve Williams | Firefighter | $199,601 | $200,286 |
| 4 | Anthony De Young | Firefighter | $196,413 | $197,099 |
| 5 | Jason Dupuis | Firefighter | $191,183 | $191,848 |
| 6 | Serena Moffatt | Firefighter | $190,706 | $191,371 |
| 7 | Curtis Tolhurst | Firefighter | $183,917 | $184,582 |
| 8 | David Thistle | Firefighter | $180,282 | $180,967 |
| 9 | David Hebner | Firefighter | $180,140 | $180,866 |
| 10 | Douglas Mould | Firefighter | $179,780 | $180,470 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 538 City of Ottawa records mapped to Firefighter in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2002–2025
- At City of Ottawa
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Firefighter at City of Ottawa, against every Firefighter in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 538 | $134,498 | $211,889 | $131,656 |
| 2024 | 492 | $121,522 | $185,346 | $125,640 |
| 2022 | 520 | $127,148 | $218,588 | $123,711 |
| 2021 | 499 | $119,736 | $189,983 | $117,807 |
| 2020 | 518 | $126,443 | $179,153 | $114,026 |
| 2019 | 510 | $113,356 | $156,419 | $110,999 |
| 2018 | 385 | $107,285 | $317,409 | $110,056 |
| 2017 | 511 | $111,021 | $151,327 | $108,046 |
| 2016 | 199 | $104,343 | $133,634 | $104,619 |
| 2015 | 403 | $106,355 | $182,036 | $107,717 |
| 2014 | 121 | $102,613 | $124,232 | $104,755 |
| 2013 | 124 | $103,898 | $122,166 | $105,781 |
| 2012 | 12 | $104,848 | $159,862 | $103,533 |
| 2011 | 26 | $104,423 | $150,671 | $107,339 |
| 2010 | 35 | $103,985 | $151,155 | $106,107 |
| 2009 | 38 | $102,742 | $139,093 | $103,878 |
| 2008 | 383 | $107,020 | $169,139 | $106,774 |
| 2007 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $104,033 |
| 2006 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $107,355 |
| 2005 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
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 Firefighter at City of Ottawa 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.