SunshineListOntario
Position

First Class Firefighter

Total records: 5,568 (386 in 2025)Years on list: 20072025

Number of people on sunshine list

586020072025

Distribution of 2025 salaries under $250,000

100k120k140k160k180k200k220k139

Bucket width $10,000

Analysis by year

Year# PeopleChangeAvg salaryTotal paid% changeBenefitsAvg raise
2025386-33.4%$137,122$52,928,975-26.6%$387,281+10.2%
2024580+5.6%$124,317$72,104,078+5.9%$504,528+1.9%
2023549+5.4%$124,057$68,107,428+6.2%$452,822+2.4%
2022521-11.1%$123,064$64,116,559-7.1%$403,357+6.0%
2021586+24.4%$117,805$69,033,639+26.7%$472,210+2.9%
2020471-6.7%$115,699$54,494,115-6.0%$381,883+2.0%
2019505+5.4%$114,841$57,994,523+9.5%$410,153+5.2%
2018479-17.0%$110,618$52,986,198-19.9%$399,287+2.0%
2017577+76.5%$114,706$66,185,498+85.1%$427,226+0.9%
2016327+53.5%$109,364$35,762,131+47.8%$306,606-3.3%
2015213+31.5%$113,631$24,203,335+36.1%$165,242-0.1%
2014162+604.3%$109,737$17,777,358+644.8%$89,874--
201323-51.1%$103,778$2,386,896-51.2%$15,377-1.0%
201247+571.4%$104,055$4,890,568+580.7%$27,212+3.4%
20117-30.0%$102,645$718,512-31.0%$4,329+2.1%
201010-87.0%$104,186$1,041,862-87.8%$6,323-10.5%
200977+63.8%$111,351$8,574,032+73.0%$42,642--
200847+4600.0%$105,479$4,957,506+4640.0%$33,192--
20071--$104,589$104,589--$381--

Top employers for this position

#Name# PeopleAvg salary
1The City of Vaughan1,633$119,117
2City of Sarnia755$117,502
3City of London538$121,885
4City of Kingston431$115,359
5City of Woodstock415$115,208
6City of North Bay389$121,486
7Municipality of Clarington315$112,911
8City of Belleville252$121,178
9City of Barrie224$109,019
10Corporation of the City of North Bay147$132,669

Top earners in this position since 2007

YearNameEmployerSalary
2025Kevin SmithThe City of Vaughan$236,053
2025Justin RitaThe City of Vaughan$233,679
2025Eric SpaldingThe City of Vaughan$221,730
2025Kyle CzapskiThe City of Vaughan$221,609
2025Edward HowardThe City of Vaughan$215,339
2025Paul RealejoThe City of Vaughan$214,916
2025Damien LittleThe City of Vaughan$214,195
2025Ryan DespresThe City of Vaughan$205,530
2022Peter EhrichtThe City of Vaughan$204,381
2022Christopher AppletonThe City of Vaughan$203,961