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 174 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $155,312.79
$155,312.79
Average Salary in 2024
$153,826.22
Median Salary in 2024
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88.95% Male |
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11.05% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
90 employees received a salary between $101,417 - $154,334 |
72 employees received a salary between $154,334 - $207,252 |
8 employees received a salary between $207,252 - $260,169 |
4 employees received a salary between $260,169 - $313,086 |
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 - Deputy Fire Chief are $155,312.79 and $153,826.22, respectively.
In 2024, Debbie Higgins, holding the position of Deputy Fire Chief Director at the City of Toronto received the highest salary of $313,086.96 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Mark Seguin, serving as the Fire - Deputy Fire Chief at Town of LaSalle , earned the highest salary of $144,078.00 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Fire - Deputy Fire Chief and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: City of Toronto with an average pay of $262,116.29; City of Guelph with an average pay of $211,083.67; City of Richmond Hill with an average pay of $208,192.97; City of Barrie with an average pay of $199,278.21; and City of London with an average pay of $198,929.25.
A total of 103 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 - Deputy Fire Chief and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $159,582.83; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $155,160.29.
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 - Deputy Fire Chief is 88.95% male and 11.05% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 174 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 174 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Debbie Higgins | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $313,087 |
Eric Macfadden | Deputy Fire Chief | City of Barrie | $280,673 |
Kevin Hamilton | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $268,278 |
Paul Fitzgerald | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $260,357 |
James Jessop | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $254,573 |
Matthew Keay | Deputy Fire Chief | City of Markham | $221,060 |
Laura Boyko | Deputy Fire Chief Director | City of Toronto | $214,287 |
Joseph Bennett | Deputy Fire Chief - Operations | City of Richmond Hill | $208,643 |
Tom Raeburn | Deputy Fire Chief - Support Services | City of Richmond Hill | $207,743 |
Chris Davidson | Deputy Fire Chief | City of Kitchener | $204,949 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 174 | $155,313 |
2023 | 150 | $154,242 |
2022 | 138 | $152,951 |
2020 | 123 | $149,594 |
2019 | 120 | $147,311 |
2018 | 110 | $145,181 |
2017 | 96 | $142,604 |
2016 | 102 | $140,498 |
2015 | 104 | $138,249 |
2014 | 97 | $139,570 |
2011 | 95 | $131,087 |
2010 | 85 | $126,467 |