District Chief
Municipalities and Services · FY2025
Median salary & employees over time 2010–2025
Salary distribution FY2025 · disclosed employees
By employer FY2025 · ranked by disclosed employees
| # | Employer | Disclosed Emp. | Median salary | P90 salary | Max salary | New entrants | Raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Ottawa overall | 25 | $187,268 | $201,283 | $222,954 | 0 | +0.2% |
| 2 | City of London overall | 14 | $171,796 | $174,143 | $176,423 | 0 | -6.7% |
| 3 | City of Thunder Bay overall | 9 | $167,453 | $190,879 | $198,080 | 0 | +15.6% |
| 4 | City of Hamilton overall | 9 | $176,542 | $183,759 | $190,668 | 0 | -1.1% |
| 5 | City of Vaughan overall | 4 | $190,130 | $200,604 | $201,433 | 0 | +21.3% |
| 6 | Town of Amherstburg overall | 4 | $190,031 | $191,816 | $192,212 | 0 | +10.8% |
"New entrants" is headcount in their first year in this exact role at this employer — not a hire count; many already worked here.
By region FY2025 · salary paid · where the employer is based
Regions with fewer than 10 disclosed employees aren't charted.
Where they came from FY2025 incumbents · previous disclosed position
| Previous position | People | Share | Median yrs in it | Median pay change | Same employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Captain | 65 | 100% | 6 | +7.6% | 100% |
65 of 65 people (100%) in this position in 2025 came from a position shown here. The rest first appeared on the list in this one, came from a less common position, or had earlier titles that weren't normalized. Previous positions are shown when they're at least 5% of moves and 3 people. Pay change compares salary paid in the last year in the previous position with the first year in this one, so a partial year can skew it. Same employer is the share who made the move without changing employer.
Trend 2010–2025
| Year | Disclosed Emp. | Median salary | P90 salary | Raise | Newly Promoted | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | $177,367 | $199,141 | +3.8% | 14 | 3.1% F |
| 2024 | 75 | $169,992 | $188,048 | +3.2% | 6 | 1.3% F |
| 2023 | 70 | $165,152 | $181,720 | +1.5% | 3 | 0.0% F |
| 2022 | 64 | $163,179 | $180,451 | +4.7% | 8 | 0.0% F |
| 2021 | 60 | $154,843 | $169,795 | -3.0% | 2 | 1.7% F |
| 2020 | 62 | $160,798 | $178,406 | +3.3% | 14 | 4.8% F |
| 2019 | 57 | $153,873 | $167,985 | +8.3% | 10 | 3.5% F |
| 2018 | 52 | $140,018 | $168,755 | +0.9% | 1 | 3.8% F |
| 2017 | 58 | $151,213 | $172,891 | +12.5% | 12 | 0.0% F |
| 2016 | 55 | $136,672 | $153,180 | -2.8% | 2 | 0.0% F |
| 2015 | 46 | $145,440 | $156,839 | +9.3% | 5 | 2.2% F |
| 2014 | 54 | $131,122 | $141,335 | -0.8% | 1 | 3.7% F |
| 2013 | 45 | $132,553 | $141,471 | +6.5% | 17 | 0.0% F |
| 2012 | 44 | $123,388 | $133,302 | -0.8% | 0 | 0.0% F |
| 2011 | 48 | $126,376 | $152,641 | -5.9% | 10 | 0.0% F |
| 2010 | 39 | $129,694 | $163,131 | n/a | 0 | 2.6% F |
Raise is the average change for people who held this exact role, in this sector, in both years — not a same-role year-over-year average, which would be skewed by people newly crossing the disclosure threshold or leaving. Promotions is a heuristic (title changed and raise ≥10% in the same year), not verified. Gender is a name-based estimate, shown only for years with 20 or more disclosed employees.