What does a First Class Firefighter make at City of Welland?
City of Welland paid its First Class Firefighters a median of $130,271 in 2025 (31 people), about 1% under the provincial median of $130,962 for the role. The highest-paid was $149,891.
People
31listed as First Class Firefighter in 2025
Median salary
$130,271salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$149,891salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
−$691against $130,962 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Welland · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Rodgers | 1st Class Fire Fighter | $149,891 | $150,878 |
| 2 | Adam Whalen | 1st Class Fire Fighter | $149,794 | $150,781 |
| 3 | Andrew Stirtzinger | 1st Class Fire Fighter | $145,467 | $146,454 |
| 4 | Richard Laewetz | 1st Class Fire Fighter | $145,284 | $146,270 |
| 5 | Adam Kundrat | 1st Class Fire Fighter | $143,763 | $144,750 |
| 6 | Robert Lepp | 1st Class Fire Fighter | $143,399 | $144,386 |
| 7 | Chad Kizlyk | 1st Class Fire Fighter | $140,050 | $141,063 |
| 8 | Gregory Bishop | 1st Class Fire Fighter | $139,716 | $140,702 |
| 9 | Kyle Lehan | 1st Class Fire Fighter | $138,192 | $139,179 |
| 10 | Paul Claxton | 1st Class Fire Fighter | $138,109 | $139,096 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 31 City of Welland records mapped to First Class Firefighter in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2008–2025
- At City of Welland
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, First Class Firefighter at City of Welland, 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 | 31 | $130,271 | $149,891 | $130,962 |
| 2024 | 29 | $115,463 | $127,638 | $125,611 |
| 2022 | 29 | $111,853 | $137,994 | $122,649 |
| 2021 | 29 | $109,414 | $124,070 | $116,591 |
| 2020 | 28 | $109,320 | $123,667 | $115,393 |
| 2019 | 30 | $121,608 | $136,133 | $113,137 |
| 2018 | 12 | $103,636 | $107,558 | $111,157 |
| 2017 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $109,517 |
| 2016 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $106,168 |
| 2015 | 28 | $111,626 | $124,364 | $107,137 |
| 2014 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $106,312 |
| 2010 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $105,654 |
| 2008 | 9 | $105,946 | $122,132 | $104,299 |
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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 Welland 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.