FIRE, CHIEF

Seniority - Level 4: Executive

Sunshine Members - 2025 133
+6 (+4.7%) vs 2024
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $161,313.98
+$6,349 (+4.1%) vs 2024

Position Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$101k $251k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
46.6% NOT BEATING INFLATION

Since 1996

Market Presence
129 Employers

Hiring this role in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this role works at CITY OF OTTAWA and earns 56% more than the provincial average for this title in the 2025 sunshine list.

Salary Evolution

Historical average salary for this position over time.

* Data represents annual average based on provincial disclosures.

Market Distribution

Comparative analysis of volume vs. compensation for this role.

Hiring Volume by Sector

Municipalities & Services 133 Staff

Top Employers, Ranked by Average Salary

CITY OF OTTAWA $251,327
CITY OF LONDON $248,281
MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT $236,130
CITY OF VAUGHAN $235,420
TOWN OF WHITBY $231,544

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 133 Sunshine Employees
97%
3%
100%
Earliest: 1996 Based on: 4 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has grown by 3% since this position first appeared on the list, while the total workforce has increased.

Gender Salary Gap

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Historical Context: Over the last 30 years, the data shows a historical Female advantage, with an average salary gap of $15,676 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for FIRE, CHIEF across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Employer Year Salary
Paul Hutt City of Ottawa 2025 $251,326.75
Lori Ann Hamer City of London 2025 $248,280.68
Christopher Case Municipality of Chatham-Kent 2025 $236,129.65
Andrew Zvanitajs City of Vaughan 2025 $235,420.22
Michael Hickey Town of Whitby 2025 $231,543.70
David Cunliffe City of Hamilton 2025 $230,763.37
James Waffle City of Windsor 2025 $225,255.33
Peter Gatto Town of Milton 2025 $224,901.12
Aaron Burridge Town of Ajax 2025 $223,709.81
Cory Mainprize Town of East Gwillimbury 2025 $223,673.01
Paul Boissonneault Town of Oakville 2025 $222,006.39
Stephen Barkwell City of Oshawa 2025 $221,011.05
David Paxton City of Thunder Bay 2025 $218,040.36
William Snowball Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville 2025 $216,942.19
Karen Roche City of Burlington 2025 $216,310.84
Christopher M Nearing City of Markham 2025 $215,036.30
Robert Gilmore City of Kitchener 2025 $213,754.08
Robin Martin City of Cambridge 2025 $211,865.68
Jeffrey Weber City of Sarnia 2025 $211,619.02
Chris Snetsinger City of Peterborough 2025 $210,772.10
Rocco Volpe Town of Newmarket - Central York Fire Services 2025 $210,652.49
Bryan Gordon Burbidge City of Richmond Hill 2025 $210,285.83
Richard Hepditch City of Waterloo 2025 $210,031.52
Peter Johnson City of Sault Ste. Marie 2025 $208,718.48
Terry Jones City of Kawartha Lakes 2025 $207,904.08
Matthew Richardson City of Welland 2025 $207,639.74
Todd Binkley City of Brantford 2025 $206,575.72
Jason Whiteley City of North Bay 2025 $204,705.29
Michael Rozario Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury 2025 $203,667.74
Stephen Boyd City of Pickering 2025 $203,054.34
Tom Raeburn City of Richmond Hill 2025 $200,991.96
David Gregory City of St. Thomas 2025 $200,107.33
Stanley Double City of Port Colborne 2025 $198,877.32
Chad Brown County of Prince Edward 2025 $195,721.85
Gregory Hudson Town of Lincoln 2025 $195,117.58
Neil Anderson City of Stratford 2025 $191,216.83
Brent Thomas Town of Innisfil 2025 $191,120.60
Joseph Zambito City of Niagara Falls 2025 $186,452.79
Philip Eagleson City of Owen Sound 2025 $185,757.06
Scott Atkinson City of Timmins 2025 $184,163.09
Melanie Jones City of Brockville 2025 $182,727.68
John Whelan City of Quinte West 2025 $176,264.20
Michael Macdonald Township of Uxbridge 2025 $173,072.24
Jason Suchiu Town of Lakeshore 2025 $172,545.29
Terry Dixon City of Thorold 2025 $172,360.92
Gary Mcrae Town of Deep River 2025 $172,313.45
Robert Lymburner Town of Pelham 2025 $171,955.06
Gordon Stilwell County of Norfolk 2025 $171,951.69
Ellard Beaven Town of Cobourg 2025 $171,730.77
Jeff Slager City of Woodstock 2025 $171,098.95
Stephen Conn Town of the Blue Mountains 2025 $170,543.28
Scott Selle City of Pembroke 2025 $170,100.49
Chris Ferry City of Orillia 2025 $167,618.48
John Snider Town of Orangeville 2025 $167,062.60
Michael Mio Town of Amherstburg 2025 $166,169.84
Frank Loeffen Municipality of West Nipissing 2025 $165,379.89
John Holmes Town of Ingersoll 2025 $162,498.98
Darren Watson County of Brant 2025 $162,052.80
Randy Urslak Municipality of North Grenville 2025 $161,231.80
Gene Thompson Municipality of Brighton 2025 $158,826.20
David Hartwick Township of McNab/Braeside 2025 $158,004.69
Guy Gallant Municipality of Kincardine 2025 $157,503.67
Gord Howard City of Kenora 2025 $155,486.84
Richard Vallee Town of Cochrane 2025 $154,802.40
Scott Moore Town of Kingsville 2025 $154,514.96
Wayne Riches Town of Fort Frances 2025 $152,806.63
Naomi Thibault City of Sault Ste. Marie 2025 $152,717.80
Gordon Jopling Township of Selwyn 2025 $152,553.42
Michael Griffiths-Matthews Township of Scugog 2025 $151,480.71
Jason Pillon Town of Essex 2025 $150,818.08
Nicholas (Nick) Ruller City of Brampton 2025 $149,843.38
Thomas Mulvey Township of Centre Wellington 2025 $148,196.10
Rod Leeson Township of Wilmot 2025 $147,764.27
Gary Monahan Town of Huntsville 2025 $147,702.98
Doug Mackenzie Village of Point Edward 2025 $147,544.00
Rick Harrison Township of Brock 2025 $145,928.06
Earl Grigg Town of Kirkland Lake 2025 $145,488.00
Scott Davison Township of Clearview 2025 $145,272.68
Ryan Murrell Township of Muskoka Lakes 2025 $144,437.12
Matthew Roy Township of North Glengarry 2025 $143,902.87
Jeff Bradley Township of Huron-Kinloss 2025 $143,127.33
Jeff Gautreau Township of Georgian Bluffs 2025 $142,911.63
Michael Prior Township of Leeds & The Thousand Islands 2025 $141,319.37
Timothy Kraemer County of Prince Edward 2025 $140,353.15
Andrew Dickson Town of Gananoque 2025 $139,823.08
Gordon Harrison Township of Carling 2025 $138,509.59
Sean Carroll Township of Seguin 2025 $138,327.54
Adam Eckhart City of Welland 2025 $137,744.50
Stephen Rothwell Township of Lanark Highlands 2025 $136,769.25
Jeff Sargent Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley 2025 $135,898.71
Richard Chesebrough Town of Smiths Falls 2025 $135,476.27
Robert Shantz Township of North Dumfries 2025 $134,077.73
Christopher Wood City of Dryden 2025 $133,724.85
Paul Redman Township of Wellesley 2025 $133,536.88
Derek Malynyk Township of Southgate 2025 $133,272.00
Jack Burt Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula 2025 $133,092.89
Douglas Burgin Township of Essa 2025 $130,887.92
Morgan Alcock Township of Wainfleet 2025 $130,256.18
Brian Moore Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal 2025 $130,090.56
Dave Robertson Township of South Glengarry 2025 $129,591.14
James Marshall Municipality of Lambton Shores 2025 $127,931.89
Derrick Little Township of Stirling-Rawdon 2025 $127,549.88
Jeremy Alldred-Hughes Municipality of South Dundas 2025 $127,113.97
Daniel Chumbley Municipality of Dysart et al 2025 $126,943.14
Jesse Lambe Township of North Kawartha 2025 $125,391.99
Harry Baranik Municipality of Bayham 2025 $124,226.55
Richard Desarmia Town of Arnprior 2025 $122,887.03
Dennis Aldous Township of Woolwich 2025 $122,739.49
William Balfour Township of Cavan Monaghan 2025 $122,699.22
Jamie Macneil Township of Puslinch 2025 $121,900.72
Shawn Jamieson Municipality of Trent Hills 2025 $121,703.90
David Erb Municipality of Bluewater 2025 $121,672.94
Raymond Haines Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen 2025 $121,652.80
Gary Johnston Municipality of Southwest Middlesex 2025 $119,971.71
Don Kruger Township of Minden Hills 2025 $119,099.09
Marty Wellwood Municipality of Grey Highlands 2025 $118,446.25
Chris Mcdonough Township of Central Frontenac 2025 $118,162.39
Steven Langford City of Temiskaming Shores 2025 $116,982.95
Brian Wilson Town of Hawkesbury 2025 $116,981.84
Tim Hofsink Township of West Lincoln 2025 $116,956.67
Gene Richardson Township of Rideau Lakes 2025 $115,085.98
Casey Cuddy Township of Addington Highlands 2025 $114,335.03
Christopher Baughman Municipality of Highlands East 2025 $112,467.04
Andrew Torrance Village of Sundridge 2025 $111,491.40
Roch Bigras Municipality of French River 2025 $111,215.61
Matthew Halmasy Township of Cramahe 2025 $107,937.91
Patrick Shoebottom Municipality of McDougall 2025 $107,624.92
Bryce Robinson Municipality of Hastings Highlands 2025 $107,504.21
Ghislain Pigeon Township of Champlain 2025 $107,464.30
William Mchale Township of Admaston/Bromley 2025 $105,955.04
Michael Pichor Town of Espanola 2025 $103,891.12
Steve Tiernan Municipality of Arran-Elderslie 2025 $103,403.86
Joseph Readman Township of Ryerson 2025 $101,180.72


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