How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $131,912 ranks in the top 34.1% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 36.9% of 831 at City of London.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Qualified Firefighter | City of London | $131,912 | $537 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | Senior Qualified Firefighter | City of London | $125,649 | $514 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | Firefighter Apparatus Operator | City of London | $119,001 | $461 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | Firefighter Apparatus Operator | City of London | $126,569 | $447 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | Firefighter Apparatus Operator | City of London | $134,282 | $427 | -14.0% |
| 2020 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $156,065 | $415 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $150,761 | $409 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | Firefighter | City of London | $146,809 | $389 | -14.9% |
| 2017 | First Class Firefighter | City of London | $172,508 | $373 | +33.4% |
| 2016 | Firefighter 1st Class | City of London | $129,338 | $352 | +12.1% |
| 2015 | Firefighter 1st Class | City of London | $115,346 | $352 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | Firefighter 1st Class | City of London | $115,478 | $339 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | Firefighter 5th Class | City of London | $105,725 | $329 | — |