What does a First Class Firefighter make at City of Vaughan?
The 196 First Class Firefighters at City of Vaughan had a median salary of $132,225 in 2025. That is 1% above the provincial median of $130,962 for the role. The highest-paid was $236,053.
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196listed as First Class Firefighter in 2025
Median salary
$132,225salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$236,053salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$1,263against $130,962 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Vaughan · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin SmithFirst Class Firefighter | $236,053 | $236,448 |
| 2 | Justin RitaFirst Class Firefighter | $233,679 | $234,075 |
| 3 | Eric SpaldingFirst Class Firefighter | $221,730 | $222,126 |
| 4 | Kyle CzapskiFirst Class Firefighter | $221,609 | $221,993 |
| 5 | Edward HowardFirst Class Firefighter | $215,339 | $215,735 |
| 6 | Paul RealejoFirst Class Firefighter | $214,916 | $215,323 |
| 7 | Damien LittleFirst Class Firefighter | $214,195 | $214,579 |
| 8 | Ryan DespresFirst Class Firefighter | $205,530 | $205,926 |
| 9 | Stephen DimonteFirst Class Firefighter | $201,876 | $202,272 |
| 10 | Michael RasenbergFirst Class Firefighter | $199,398 | $199,794 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 196 City of Vaughan records mapped to First Class Firefighter in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2010–2025
- At City of Vaughan
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, First Class Firefighter at City of Vaughan, 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 | 196 | $132,225 | $236,053 | $130,962 |
| 2024 | 206 | $119,810 | $189,496 | $125,611 |
| 2023 | 204 | $118,701 | $187,160 | $121,574 |
| 2022 | 191 | $118,337 | $204,381 | $122,649 |
| 2021 | 174 | $110,018 | $180,663 | $116,591 |
| 2020 | 181 | $108,089 | $134,603 | $115,393 |
| 2019 | 179 | $105,069 | $126,121 | $113,137 |
| 2018 | 171 | $107,183 | $142,813 | $111,157 |
| 2017 | 131 | $104,993 | $129,669 | $109,517 |
| 2016 | 90 | $106,349 | $132,907 | $106,168 |
| 2015 | 90 | $105,238 | $135,513 | $107,137 |
| 2014 | 41 | $105,312 | $134,380 | $106,312 |
| 2013 | 80 | $108,118 | $146,806 | $104,287 |
| 2012 | 23 | $103,285 | $119,880 | $105,256 |
| 2010 | 42 | $107,000 | $126,990 | $105,654 |
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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 Vaughan 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 .