How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $141,702 ranks in the top 24.8% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 25.4% of 831 at City of London.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Qualified Firefighter | City of London | $141,702 | $537 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | Senior Qualified Firefighter | City of London | $142,925 | $514 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | Senior Qualified Firefighter | City of London | $135,349 | $469 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | Firefighter Apparatus Operator | City of London | $140,618 | $447 | +11.3% |
| 2021 | Firefighter Apparatus Operator | City of London | $126,317 | $427 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $149,287 | $415 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $144,414 | $409 | +10.8% |
| 2018 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $130,322 | $389 | -16.4% |
| 2017 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $155,882 | $373 | +26.5% |
| 2016 | Firefighter 1st Class | City of London | $123,253 | $352 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | Firefighter 1st Class | City of London | $109,630 | $352 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | Firefighter 1st Class | City of London | $106,683 | $344 | — |