What does a First Class Firefighter make at City of Pickering?
The 59 First Class Firefighters at City of Pickering had a median salary of $123,084 in 2025, 6% below the provincial median of $130,962 for the role. The highest-paid was $148,250.
People
59listed as First Class Firefighter in 2025
Median salary
$123,084salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$148,250salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
−$7,878against $130,962 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Pickering · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Heidinga | 1st Class Firefighter | $148,250 | $149,325 |
| 2 | Nicholas Gucciardi | 1st Class Firefighter | $147,459 | $148,508 |
| 3 | Eric Woolley | 1st Class Firefighter | $146,047 | $147,123 |
| 4 | Daniel Todd Behun | 1st Class Firefighter | $138,234 | $139,310 |
| 5 | David Dufresne | 1st Class Firefighter | $136,807 | $137,883 |
| 6 | Patrick Sheridan | 1st Class Firefighter | $135,905 | $137,042 |
| 7 | Jordan Manganaro | 1st Class Firefighter | $135,415 | $136,491 |
| 8 | Jeff Spurrell | 1st Class Firefighter | $134,446 | $135,584 |
| 9 | Darius Kharazmi | 1st Class Firefighter | $134,218 | $135,294 |
| 10 | Daniel Karlovski | 1st Class Firefighter | $133,780 | $134,824 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 59 City of Pickering records mapped to First Class Firefighter in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2007–2025
- At City of Pickering
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, First Class Firefighter at City of Pickering, 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 | 59 | $123,084 | $148,250 | $130,962 |
| 2024 | 57 | $128,236 | $143,406 | $125,611 |
| 2022 | 59 | $131,242 | $149,049 | $122,649 |
| 2021 | 48 | $110,640 | $123,412 | $116,591 |
| 2020 | 48 | $110,263 | $119,775 | $115,393 |
| 2019 | 50 | $109,251 | $118,116 | $113,137 |
| 2018 | 52 | $110,041 | $125,804 | $111,157 |
| 2017 | 48 | $108,005 | $125,310 | $109,517 |
| 2016 | 56 | $108,172 | $132,061 | $106,168 |
| 2015 | 50 | $106,300 | $137,084 | $107,137 |
| 2014 | 48 | $107,418 | $134,996 | $106,312 |
| 2013 | 28 | $104,437 | $121,307 | $104,287 |
| 2012 | 47 | $107,473 | $125,075 | $105,256 |
| 2011 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $104,416 |
| 2010 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $105,654 |
| 2009 | 10 | $102,832 | $108,737 | $109,377 |
| 2008 | 20 | $107,541 | $121,963 | $104,299 |
| 2007 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $102,691 |
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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 Pickering 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.