Karen Roche

$216,310.84asFire Chief

Employed by City Of Burlington in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Position

Fire Chief

Employer

City Of Burlington

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2015 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Fire Chief
$216,310.84
$2,123.40
4.41%
2024
Fire Chief
$207,172.20
$2,706.58
4.17%
2023
Fire Chief
$198,882.69
$2,554.94
1.57%
2022
Fire Chief
$195,802.12
$11,877.43
3.15%
2021
Fire Chief
$189,816.48
$3,763.95
5.71%
2020
Fire Chief
$179,555.38
$9,788.31
11.36%
2019
Deputy Fire Chief
$161,233.08
$3,790.99
4.51%
2018
Deputy Fire Chief
$154,279.95
$8,840.15
0.01%
2017
Deputy Fire Chief
$154,262.50
$8,594.80
5.47%
2016
Deputy Fire Chief
$146,265.41
$8,960.79
6.5%
2015
Deputy Fire Chief
$137,336.38
$9,387.46

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Karen Roche was paid $216,310.84 in 2025 as Fire Chief at City Of Burlington. This represents a 4.41% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Karen Roche has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times between 2015 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $216,310.84 in 2025. In addition to salary, $2,123.40 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. City Of Burlington reports under the Municipalities & Services sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Fire Chiefs in City Of Burlington

NameSalary
Karen Roche$216,310.84

Top earning Fire Chiefs in Ontario

NameSalary
City Of Ottawa
$251,326.75
City Of London
$248,280.68
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$236,129.65
City Of Vaughan
$235,420.22
Town Of Whitby
$231,543.70
City Of Hamilton
$230,763.37
City Of Windsor
$225,255.33
Town Of Milton
$224,901.12
Town Of Ajax
$223,709.81
Town Of East Gwillimbury
$223,673.01

Other employees at City Of Burlington

NameSalary
Scott Hamilton
Commissioner
$236,035.54
Sue Evfremidis
Chief Human Resources Officer
$231,714.37
Nick Anastasopoulos
Director
$228,583.67
Enrico Scalera
Director
$217,887.28
Craig Kummer
Director
$216,678.48
Marianne Meed Ward
Mayor
$214,252.45
Leah Bortolotti
Head of Corporate Affairs
$200,222.79
Justyna Hidalgo
Deputy City Solicitor
$196,645.53
Jamie Tellier
Director
$196,072.93
Andrea Peebles
Deputy City Solicitor
$194,927.55