The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 438 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $151,503.55
$151,503.55
Average Salary in 2023
$150,031.19
Median Salary in 2023
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92.43% Male |
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7.57% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
258 employees received a salary between $100,871 - $156,891 |
162 employees received a salary between $156,891 - $212,910 |
16 employees received a salary between $212,910 - $268,930 |
2 employees received a salary between $268,930 - $324,949 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief, Fire are $151,503.55 and $150,031.19, respectively.
In 2023, Matthew Pegg, holding the position of Fire Chief General Manager at the City of Toronto received the highest salary of $324,949.20 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Monique Belair, serving as the Chief, Fire at City of Kingston , earned the highest salary of $147,201.39 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Chief, Fire and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: City of Ottawa with an average pay of $235,124.13; Town of Halton Hills with an average pay of $214,108.80; City of Richmond Hill with an average pay of $208,284.01; City of London with an average pay of $205,996.45; and Ontario Provincial Police with an average pay of $193,998.26.
A total of 191 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief, Fire and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $193,998.26; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $151,406.31.
There were 2 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief, Fire is 92.43% male and 7.57% female, respectively.
The 2023 Sunshine List has 438 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 438 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Matthew Pegg | Fire Chief General Manager | City of Toronto | $324,949 |
Lori Ann Hamer | Fire Chief | City of London | $280,344 |
Mike Hives | Fire Platoon Chief | The Corporation of the City of North Bay | $245,053 |
Larry Cocco | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $248,257 |
James Jessop | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $240,324 |
Kevin Hamilton | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $247,514 |
Deryn Rizzi | Fire Chief | City of Mississauga | $239,738 |
Paul Hutt | Fire Chief | City of Ottawa | $235,124 |
Christopher Case | Fire Chief | Municipality of Chatham-Kent | $224,088 |
Paul Fitzgerald | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $224,749 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2023 | 438 | $151,504 |
2022 | 427 | $151,765 |
2021 | 397 | $147,046 |
2020 | 391 | $147,825 |
2019 | 368 | $145,534 |
2018 | 346 | $143,715 |
2017 | 308 | $139,693 |
2016 | 327 | $137,312 |
2014 | 300 | $134,766 |
2013 | 293 | $130,444 |
2012 | 271 | $129,004 |
2010 | 274 | $123,647 |
2008 | 227 | $120,739 |
2007 | 204 | $118,596 |