How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $152,194 ranks in the top 18.5% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 16.5% of 831 at City of London.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Captain | City of London | $152,194 | $625 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | Senior Qualified Firefighter | City of London | $142,223 | $514 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | Senior Qualified Firefighter | City of London | $136,518 | $472 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | Senior Qualified Firefighter | City of London | $142,041 | $459 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | Senior Qualified Firefighter | City of London | $146,616 | $439 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $143,974 | $427 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $154,467 | $420 | +15.1% |
| 2018 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $134,150 | $389 | -20.5% |
| 2017 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $168,703 | $373 | +26.9% |
| 2016 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $132,902 | $352 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | Fire Apparatus Operator | City of London | $121,012 | $352 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | Firefighter 1st Class | City of London | $117,253 | $348 | +12.7% |
| 2013 | Firefighter 5th Class | City of London | $104,065 | $341 | — |