What does a First Class Firefighter make at City of St. Thomas?
City of St. Thomas paid its First Class Firefighters a median of $143,825 in 2025 (32 people). That is 10% above the provincial median of $130,962 for the role. The highest-paid was $192,129.
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People
32listed as First Class Firefighter in 2025
Median salary
$143,825salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$192,129salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$12,863against $130,962 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of St. Thomas · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Bonnett1st Class Firefighter | $192,129 | $193,157 |
| 2 | Colin Bechard1st Class Firefighter | $174,711 | $175,738 |
| 3 | Jody Marshall1st Class Firefighter | $173,319 | $174,376 |
| 4 | Adam Scott1st Class Firefighter | $170,084 | $171,082 |
| 5 | Josh Carr1st Class Firefighter | $169,467 | $170,495 |
| 6 | Luke Intven1st Class Firefighter | $167,749 | $168,765 |
| 7 | Kristopher Harris1st Class Firefighter | $165,245 | $166,243 |
| 8 | Steeve Lebel1st Class Firefighter | $159,419 | $160,392 |
| 9 | Justin La Porte1st Class Firefighter | $155,967 | $156,965 |
| 10 | Daryl Smith1st Class Firefighter | $154,727 | $155,754 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 32 City of St. Thomas records mapped to First Class Firefighter in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2017–2025
- At City of St. Thomas
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, First Class Firefighter at City of St. Thomas, 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 | 32 | $143,825 | $192,129 | $130,962 |
| 2024 | 30 | $132,206 | $146,824 | $125,611 |
| 2023 | 23 | $130,329 | $141,760 | $121,574 |
| 2022 | 26 | $138,898 | $158,585 | $122,649 |
| 2021 | 30 | $116,532 | $136,097 | $116,591 |
| 2020 | 32 | $120,387 | $136,650 | $115,393 |
| 2019 | 31 | $119,833 | $141,212 | $113,137 |
| 2018 | 30 | $111,380 | $129,510 | $111,157 |
| 2017 | 30 | $110,868 | $128,846 | $109,517 |
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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 St. Thomas 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 .