Michael Sward

$136,281.64asFirst Class Fire Fighter

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2018 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
First Class Fire Fighter
$136,281.64
$385.74
3.78%
2024
First Class Fire Fighter
$141,635.78
$442.04
18.88%
2023
First Class Fire Fighter
$119,139.78
$389.09
7.76%
2022
First Class Fire Fighter
$129,168.54
$375.20
3.6%
2021
First Class Fire Fighter
$124,685.80
$347.92
7.44%
2020
First Class Fire Fighter
$116,056.90
$384.12
7.5%
2019
First Class Fire Fighter
$125,465.40
$384.96
20.55%
2018
First Class Fire Fighter
$104,080.69
$333.86

Michael Sward, First Class Fire Fighter at City Of Kitchener, earned a disclosed salary of $136,281.64 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 3.78% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Michael Sward has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times between 2018 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $141,635.78 in 2024. In addition to salary, $385.74 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 First Class Fire Fighters in City Of Kitchener

NameSalary
David Bowman$159,476.78
Kevin Rathwell$156,705.95
Ryan Macdonald$150,046.27
Craig Jewett$149,596.94
Corey Van Den Nest$145,860.36
James Bolle$143,850.56
Edward Readings$142,044.31
Cliff Konrad$139,350.09
Joel Bromley$138,601.27
Russell Rodrigues$138,567.86

Top earning First Class Fire Fighters in Ontario

NameSalary
Town Of Whitby
$174,343.14
Town Of Whitby
$167,022.20
Town Of Whitby
$160,548.86
Town Of Whitby
$159,619.15
Town Of Whitby
$158,732.70
City Of Waterloo
$157,248.07
Town Of Whitby
$154,797.88
Town Of Whitby
$154,706.95
Town Of Whitby
$154,287.46
City Of Waterloo
$153,357.90

Other employees at City Of Kitchener

NameSalary
Chad Dawe
First Class Fire Fighter
$137,205.81
Jefferd Doherty
Manager, Fleet Mechanical
$136,843.90
Shain Spooner
Supervisor Operations Roads
$136,817.80
Matthew Martin
First Class Fire Fighter
$136,666.53
Justin Myles
First Class Fire Fighter
$136,361.49
Richard Underwood
Utilities Planning and Design Technologist II
$136,178.11
Ian Hawkins
First Class Fire Fighter
$136,148.60
Michael Metz
Supervisor, Mainteance Operations (Facilities)
$136,031.57
Greg Toth
First Class Fire Fighter
$135,843.47
Timothy Beer
First Class Fire Fighter
$135,572.41