What does a First Class Firefighter make at City of Kitchener?
City of Kitchener paid its First Class Firefighters a median of $129,487 in 2025 (97 people). That is about 1% under the provincial median of $130,962 for the role. The highest-paid was $159,477.
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People
97listed as First Class Firefighter in 2025
Median salary
$129,487salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$159,477salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
−$1,475against $130,962 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Kitchener · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David BowmanFirst Class Fire Fighter | $159,477 | $159,916 |
| 2 | Kevin RathwellFirst Class Fire Fighter | $156,706 | $157,157 |
| 3 | Ryan MacdonaldFirst Class Fire Fighter | $150,046 | $150,432 |
| 4 | Craig JewettFirst Class Fire Fighter | $149,597 | $149,993 |
| 5 | Corey Van Den NestFirst Class Fire Fighter | $145,860 | $146,246 |
| 6 | James BolleFirst Class Fire Fighter | $143,851 | $144,247 |
| 7 | Edward ReadingsFirst Class Fire Fighter | $142,044 | $142,430 |
| 8 | Cliff KonradFirst Class Fire Fighter | $139,350 | $139,752 |
| 9 | Joel BromleyFirst Class Fire Fighter | $138,601 | $138,998 |
| 10 | Russell RodriguesFirst Class Fire Fighter | $138,568 | $138,970 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 97 City of Kitchener records mapped to First Class Firefighter in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2008–2025
- At City of Kitchener
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, First Class Firefighter at City of Kitchener, against every First Class Firefighter in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | $129,487 | $159,477 | $130,962 |
| 2024 | 100 | $130,320 | $160,508 | $125,611 |
| 2023 | 102 | $118,832 | $146,615 | $121,574 |
| 2022 | 101 | $122,207 | $157,524 | $122,649 |
| 2021 | 105 | $119,937 | $146,597 | $116,591 |
| 2020 | 113 | $116,745 | $131,363 | $115,393 |
| 2019 | 116 | $118,819 | $150,333 | $113,137 |
| 2018 | 121 | $113,558 | $144,918 | $111,157 |
| 2017 | 118 | $109,184 | $126,114 | $109,517 |
| 2016 | 107 | $105,625 | $120,704 | $106,168 |
| 2015 | 115 | $107,018 | $127,338 | $107,137 |
| 2014 | 76 | $103,079 | $115,388 | $106,312 |
| 2013 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $104,287 |
| 2011 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $104,416 |
| 2010 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $105,654 |
| 2009 | 5 | $101,353 | $132,652 | $109,377 |
| 2008 | 19 | $102,126 | $135,708 | $104,299 |
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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 First Class Firefighter at City of Kitchener 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. The 2025 figures were published here on .