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Ontario Sunshine List · 2025

Paramedic / EMT salary in Ontario

Paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and advanced care paramedics in public emergency services.

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This is salary disclosure for public-sector employees earning $100,000+ (threshold not inflation-adjusted). It is not a general wage survey. Reported amounts may include overtime or expenses; these figures are not typical base salaries. Role matching uses published title keywords and can include related roles.

Average disclosed compensation$124,413
Matching records7,054

Highest: $362,956 · Lowest: $100,039 · Reporting year: 2025

Highest disclosed records

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Hsiu-Li WangCommissioner Public Health and Paramedic Services/Medical Officer of Health
Regional Municipality Of Waterloo
$362,956
David SteigingaAdvanced Care Paramedic
Regional Municipality Of Peel
$306,524
Bikram ChawlaChief Paramedic Services
City Of Toronto
$295,791
Jairo CaceresAdvanced Care Paramedic
Regional Municipality Of Peel
$282,560
Joy StevensonAssistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Services Telecommunications
Solicitor General
$277,619
Scott WilkinsonParamedic Chief
Oneida Nation Of The Thames
$268,608
Jeffrey KempAdvanced Care Paramedic
City Of Hamilton
$264,047
Jane Eleanor SinclairGeneral Manager, Health and Emergency Services
County Of Simcoe
$259,248
Remus NasuiPrimary Care Paramedic
Regional Municipality Of Peel
$255,352
Kevin LeiPrimary Care Paramedic
City Of Hamilton
$255,057
Trevor BradleyInspector, Emergency Services
Regional Municipality Of Halton
$254,463
Sean CrossCritical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifs
ORNGE
$254,068
Harold SotoAdvanced Care Paramedic
Regional Municipality Of Peel
$251,408
Ronald JenkinsDirector Emergency Services / Fire Chief
Town Of Georgina
$244,196
Ramy RustomAdvanced Care Paramedic
Regional Municipality Of Peel
$241,531

Primary Care Paramedic base pay grid

Front-line Primary Care Paramedic (entry step to top step) at a representative employer per province; base rate only, excludes overtime and premiums. Standard work-years differ (BC ~1,950h vs ON/MB ~2,184h), so annual figures are not directly comparable. Advanced Care Paramedics earn materially more everywhere.

Previously published benchmark snapshot; effective dates and agreement scope are shown below. These base-pay ranges differ from annual disclosure totals.

Province / agreementBase-pay rangeBasis / source
Ontario
Ottawa (CUPE 503)
$80,024 – $93,632PCP, 2,184h/yr (42h/wk); 2024 rate Source

Title matching rules: %paramedic%, %emergency medical%, %emergency service%. Counts describe disclosure records, not unique people.