The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 478 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $156,832.26
$156,832.26
Average Salary in 2024
$154,086.92
Median Salary in 2024
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93.05% Male |
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6.95% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
290 employees received a salary between $101,338 - $163,472 |
170 employees received a salary between $163,472 - $225,606 |
16 employees received a salary between $225,606 - $287,740 |
2 employees received a salary between $287,740 - $349,874 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Fire Chief And Chief Building Official are $156,832.26 and $154,086.92, respectively.
In 2024, Matthew Pegg, holding the position of Fire Chief General Manager at the City of Toronto received the highest salary of $349,874.38 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Darryl Wagner, serving as the Fire Chief And Chief Building Official at Township of Bonnechere Valley , earned the highest salary of $107,396.74 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Fire Chief And Chief Building Official and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: City of Ottawa with an average pay of $235,392.45; Town of Halton Hills with an average pay of $219,662.71; City of Richmond Hill with an average pay of $214,405.01; City of Toronto with an average pay of $206,254.85; and City of Mississauga with an average pay of $199,888.96.
A total of 197 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Fire Chief And Chief Building Official and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $190,568.19; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $156,761.54.
There were 2 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Fire Chief And Chief Building Official is 93.05% male and 6.95% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 478 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 478 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Matthew Pegg | Fire Chief General Manager | City of Toronto | $349,874 |
Debbie Higgins | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $313,087 |
Kevin White | Fire Chief | City of Barrie | $286,488 |
Eric Macfadden | Deputy Fire Chief | City of Barrie | $280,673 |
Kevin Hamilton | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $268,278 |
Larry Cocco | Fire Chief General Manager | City of Toronto | $264,698 |
Paul Fitzgerald | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $260,357 |
James Jessop | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $254,573 |
Deryn Rizzi | Fire Chief | City of Mississauga | $248,293 |
Paul Hutt | Fire Chief | City of Ottawa | $235,392 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 478 | $156,832 |