What does a First Class Firefighter make at City of Waterloo?
The 64 First Class Firefighters at City of Waterloo had a median salary of $128,108 in 2025. That is about 2% under the provincial median of $130,962 for the role. The highest-paid was $157,248.
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People
64listed as First Class Firefighter in 2025
Median salary
$128,108salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$157,248salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
−$2,854against $130,962 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Waterloo · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike StokesFirst Class Fire Fighter | $157,248 | $158,291 |
| 2 | Josh HugginsFirst Class Fire Fighter | $153,358 | $154,351 |
| 3 | Drew MitchellFirst Class Fire Fighter | $149,684 | $150,635 |
| 4 | Joe WeinsteinFirst Class Fire Fighter | $147,151 | $148,102 |
| 5 | Michael RogachevskyFirst Class Fire Fighter | $145,852 | $146,844 |
| 6 | William SummerhayesFirst Class Fire Fighter | $143,728 | $144,679 |
| 7 | Micah ClemmerFirst Class Fire Fighter | $142,157 | $143,069 |
| 8 | Brett GibsonFirst Class Fire Fighter | $141,240 | $142,191 |
| 9 | Jason MedeirosFirst Class Fire Fighter | $141,211 | $142,161 |
| 10 | Bryce KipferFirst Class Fire Fighter | $138,506 | $139,500 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 64 City of Waterloo records mapped to First Class Firefighter in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2011–2025
- At City of Waterloo
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, First Class Firefighter at City of Waterloo, 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 | 64 | $128,108 | $157,248 | $130,962 |
| 2024 | 63 | $123,346 | $148,907 | $125,611 |
| 2023 | 62 | $121,478 | $140,299 | $121,574 |
| 2022 | 60 | $118,506 | $139,957 | $122,649 |
| 2021 | 67 | $116,339 | $141,177 | $116,591 |
| 2020 | 68 | $113,600 | $131,768 | $115,393 |
| 2019 | 69 | $112,501 | $136,621 | $113,137 |
| 2018 | 66 | $106,392 | $122,406 | $111,157 |
| 2017 | 71 | $111,200 | $127,839 | $109,517 |
| 2016 | 22 | $101,727 | $106,278 | $106,168 |
| 2015 | 19 | $101,897 | $106,931 | $107,137 |
| 2014 | 33 | $104,158 | $110,525 | $106,312 |
| 2013 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $104,287 |
| 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 Waterloo 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 .