What does a First Class Firefighter make at City of Sarnia?
The 74 First Class Firefighters at City of Sarnia had a median salary of $133,386 in 2025, 2% above the provincial median of $130,962 for the role. The highest-paid was $169,002.
People
74listed as First Class Firefighter in 2025
Median salary
$133,386salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$169,002salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$2,424against $130,962 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Sarnia · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn Schinkel | First Class Firefighter | $169,002 | $170,952 |
| 2 | Russell Pettypiece | First Class Firefighter | $163,667 | $165,381 |
| 3 | Sean Browning | First Class Firefighter | $160,306 | $162,246 |
| 4 | Terry Howe | First Class Firefighter | $158,279 | $159,994 |
| 5 | Derek Raine | First Class Firefighter | $158,034 | $159,749 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Cowen | First Class Firefighter | $157,138 | $159,078 |
| 7 | Troy Hewton | First Class Firefighter | $157,128 | $158,843 |
| 8 | Trevor Mitchell | First Class Firefighter | $152,174 | $157,008 |
| 9 | Ryan Dennis Case | First Class Firefighter | $147,549 | $149,264 |
| 10 | Benjamin Lauwers | First Class Firefighter | $147,473 | $149,178 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 74 City of Sarnia records mapped to First Class Firefighter in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2011–2025
- At City of Sarnia
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, First Class Firefighter at City of Sarnia, 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 | 74 | $133,386 | $169,002 | $130,962 |
| 2024 | 74 | $125,751 | $155,619 | $125,611 |
| 2022 | 68 | $116,690 | $136,992 | $122,649 |
| 2021 | 64 | $114,912 | $137,342 | $116,591 |
| 2020 | 72 | $118,528 | $136,880 | $115,393 |
| 2019 | 75 | $119,971 | $148,232 | $113,137 |
| 2018 | 72 | $109,964 | $135,544 | $111,157 |
| 2017 | 72 | $109,475 | $128,500 | $109,517 |
| 2016 | 64 | $104,497 | $121,580 | $106,168 |
| 2015 | 33 | $102,966 | $114,796 | $107,137 |
| 2014 | 8 | $101,078 | $105,360 | $106,312 |
| 2013 | 5 | $105,657 | $106,789 | $104,287 |
| 2012 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $105,256 |
| 2011 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $104,416 |
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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 Sarnia 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.