How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $196,100 ranks in the top 5.8% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 4.0% of 759 at City of Thunder Bay.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Deputy Fire Chief | City of Thunder Bay | $196,100 | $1,338 | +13.6% |
| 2024 | Deputy Fire Chief | City of Thunder Bay | $172,632 | $1,153 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | Captain (Fire Suppression) | City of Thunder Bay | $170,468 | $1,177 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | Captain (Fire Supression) | City of Thunder Bay | $166,051 | $1,053 | +13.3% |
| 2021 | Firefighter | City of Thunder Bay | $146,519 | $870 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | Firefighter | City of Thunder Bay | $143,211 | $649 | +32.4% |
| 2019 | Firefighter | City of Thunder Bay | $108,181 | $456 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | Firefighter | City of Thunder Bay | $110,053 | $456 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | Firefighter | City of Thunder Bay | $109,549 | $626 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | Firefighter | City of Thunder Bay | $101,380 | $551 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | Firefighter | City of Thunder Bay | $101,422 | $671 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | Firefighter | City of Thunder Bay | $102,150 | $746 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | Firefighter | City of Thunder Bay | $103,451 | $724 | — |