SunshineListOntario
Position

Fire Chief

Total records: 1,838 (132 in 2025)Years on list: 19962025

Number of people on sunshine list

132019962025

Distribution of 2025 salaries under $250,000

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Bucket width $10,000

Analysis by year

Year# PeopleChangeAvg salaryTotal paid% changeBenefitsAvg raise
2025132+3.9%$161,500$21,317,989+8.3%$374,954+7.9%
2024127+5.0%$154,965$19,680,492+9.4%$355,698+5.5%
2023121+6.1%$148,701$17,992,844+6.2%$286,851+3.9%
2022114+5.6%$148,645$16,945,506+9.2%$292,056+6.7%
2021108+1.9%$143,627$15,511,755+1.8%$247,557+2.5%
2020106+7.1%$143,754$15,237,962+9.2%$292,443+3.7%
201999+7.6%$141,006$13,959,625+8.8%$251,867+4.4%
201892+9.5%$139,504$12,834,388+10.7%$221,075+3.8%
201784+2.4%$138,071$11,598,001+4.0%$209,511+2.1%
201682-5.7%$136,008$11,152,670-5.0%$215,216+1.3%
201587+16.0%$134,914$11,737,507+17.8%$209,982+4.7%
201475-2.6%$132,903$9,967,740-3.5%$192,202--
201377+14.9%$134,095$10,325,291+15.1%$148,793+1.8%
201267+3.1%$133,843$8,967,450+5.4%$116,122+4.7%
201165+14.0%$130,850$8,505,232+15.3%$134,218+4.4%
201057+21.3%$129,392$7,375,361+23.5%$119,533+5.1%
200947-7.8%$127,077$5,972,625-7.7%$90,908+5.4%
200851+10.9%$126,840$6,468,815+16.2%$98,473+5.6%
200746+17.9%$120,986$5,565,349+20.5%$74,741+3.2%
200639+21.9%$118,450$4,619,541+23.2%$65,757+4.7%
200532+3.2%$117,139$3,748,432+4.7%$54,044+0.6%
200431+10.7%$115,435$3,578,476+10.9%$64,531+5.6%
200328+40.0%$115,281$3,227,862+40.3%$52,300+5.8%
200220+53.8%$114,994$2,299,885+50.3%$63,450+5.3%
200113+30.0%$117,698$1,530,072+28.1%$40,488+7.0%
200010+25.0%$119,464$1,194,642+37.0%$32,561+2.7%
19998+33.3%$109,027$872,216+22.2%$20,826-0.9%
19986-40.0%$118,921$713,527-32.9%$12,442--
199710+150.0%$106,325$1,063,250+141.6%$16,895+1.1%
19964--$110,038$440,151--$4,173--

Top employers for this position

#Name# PeopleAvg salary
1The City of Vaughan30$167,978
2City of Ottawa29$167,856
3City of Brampton29$155,014
4Town of Oakville28$152,433
5City of Oshawa27$159,295
6City of Cambridge26$152,044
7City of Mississauga25$165,826
8City of Sault Ste. Marie25$153,045
9City of Thunder Bay25$151,309
10City of Burlington24$160,947

Top earners in this position since 1996

YearNameEmployerSalary
2024Kevin WhiteCity of Barrie$285,030
2023Lori Ann HamerCity of London$271,315
2018Lawrence BentleyThe City of Vaughan$256,137
2022William BoyesCity of Brampton$254,632
2025Paul HuttCity of Ottawa$251,327
2025Lori Ann HamerCity of London$248,281
2022David A. LangTown of Ajax$247,812
2024Deryn RizziCity of Mississauga$239,172
2025Christopher CaseMunicipality of Chatham-Kent$236,130
2025Andrew ZvanitajsThe City of Vaughan$235,420