What does a First Class Firefighter make at City of Richmond Hill?
In 2025 the median First Class Firefighter at City of Richmond Hill was paid $126,642 (103 people). That is about 3% under the provincial median of $130,962 for the role. The highest-paid was $176,607.
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People
103listed as First Class Firefighter in 2025
Median salary
$126,642salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$176,607salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
−$4,320against $130,962 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Richmond Hill · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott G Heasman1st Class Firefighter | $176,607 | $177,291 |
| 2 | George K Farsalas1st Class Firefighter | $175,778 | $176,462 |
| 3 | Amanda Elizabeth Holman1st Class Firefighter | $165,744 | $166,453 |
| 4 | Craig A Mollison1st Class Firefighter | $165,054 | $165,702 |
| 5 | Terence Tang1st Class Firefighter | $164,577 | $165,216 |
| 6 | Douglas A Benson1st Class Firefighter | $160,388 | $161,073 |
| 7 | Matthew Devries1st Class Firefighter | $155,471 | $156,359 |
| 8 | Steven Kyte1st Class Firefighter | $150,781 | $151,866 |
| 9 | Kevin A Hutchings1st Class Firefighter | $150,453 | $151,138 |
| 10 | Shane Lazarus1st Class Firefighter | $150,411 | $151,059 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 103 City of Richmond Hill records mapped to First Class Firefighter in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2007–2025
- At City of Richmond Hill
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, First Class Firefighter at City of Richmond Hill, 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 | 103 | $126,642 | $176,607 | $130,962 |
| 2024 | 85 | $128,061 | $173,348 | $125,611 |
| 2023 | 80 | $119,809 | $161,762 | $121,574 |
| 2022 | 85 | $118,057 | $148,065 | $122,649 |
| 2021 | 81 | $117,059 | $143,878 | $116,591 |
| 2020 | 91 | $118,585 | $144,977 | $115,393 |
| 2019 | 94 | $111,658 | $135,520 | $113,137 |
| 2018 | 97 | $112,615 | $131,899 | $111,157 |
| 2017 | 66 | $105,027 | $118,832 | $109,517 |
| 2016 | 54 | $104,584 | $121,241 | $106,168 |
| 2015 | 83 | $108,457 | $120,554 | $107,137 |
| 2014 | 6 | $100,698 | $104,169 | $106,312 |
| 2013 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $104,287 |
| 2012 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $105,256 |
| 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 Richmond Hill 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 .