John Pedersen

$149,371.89asCaptain

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

Position

Captain

Employer

City Of Kitchener

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2014 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Captain
$149,371.89
$401.88
4.23%
2024
Captain
$155,971.87
$475.28
12.04%
2023
Captain
$139,210.03
$453.06
0.3%
2022
Captain
$138,787.21
$468.86
2.9%
2021
Captain
$134,874.47
$416.08
8.93%
2020
Captain
$123,819.48
$402.97
2.84%
2019
First Class Fire Fighter
$127,440.55
$396.48
6.63%
2018
First Class Fire Fighter
$119,519.19
$387.73
9.71%
2017
First Class Fire Fighter
$108,944.14
$383.04
6.24%
2016
1st Class Fire Fighter
$116,200.33
$373.68
11.74%
2015
1st Class Fire Fighter
$103,990.66
$327.13
3.86%
2014
1st Class Fire Fighter
$100,122.69
$251.80

John Pedersen earned $149,371.89 as Captain at City Of Kitchener in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 4.23% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. John Pedersen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times between 2014 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $155,971.87 in 2024. In addition to salary, $401.88 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. City Of Kitchener reports under the Municipalities & Services sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Captains in City Of Kitchener

NameSalary
Todd Chinnick$174,856.81
James O'Sullivan$169,570.72
Scott Woods$169,368.98
Stephen Young$169,074.59
Jeffery Wilson$168,566.82
Peter Weber$165,923.32
Jason Zinger$165,593.29
Norm Harper$161,628.83
Patrick Mcdonald$161,628.83
Shawn Matches$161,387.66

Top earning Captains in Ontario

NameSalary
City Of Greater Sudbury
$271,198.54
City Of Vaughan
$259,394.23
City Of Greater Sudbury
$237,079.33
City Of Greater Sudbury
$226,768.50
Town Of Ajax
$222,728.56
City Of Greater Sudbury
$222,410.17
City Of Greater Sudbury
$217,872.07
City Of Greater Sudbury
$215,166.70
City Of Greater Sudbury
$213,913.31
City Of Vaughan
$213,362.27

Other employees at City Of Kitchener

NameSalary
Alyssa Theurer
First Class Communication Operator
$150,947.14
Raj Luckhai
Network Systems Specialist
$150,514.44
Nick Dorken
Captain
$150,407.03
Ryan Macdonald
First Class Fire Fighter
$150,046.27
Craig Jewett
First Class Fire Fighter
$149,596.94
Sarah O'Brien
First Class Communication Operator
$148,864.32
Michelle Pearson
First Class Communication Operator
$148,697.18
Courtney Zinn
Manager, Enterprise Resource Planning Strategy and Support
$148,463.52
Eric Parkinson
Captain
$148,264.44
Shannon Weber
Chief of Staff (Office of Mayor and Council)
$147,914.23