Christopher Hicknell

$162,346.33asCaptain

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

Position

Captain

Employer

City Of Waterloo

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2014 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Captain
$162,346.33
$1,130.96
12.27%
2024
Captain
$144,597.73
$1,175.20
1.98%
2023
Captain
$147,513.58
$1,127.58
3.85%
2022
Captain
$142,045.81
$973.82
0.12%
2021
Captain
$142,215.65
$892.92
0.62%
2020
Captain Training Officer
$141,341.34
$548.84
11.2%
2019
First Class Fire Fighter
$127,105.02
$548.84
10.32%
2018
First Class Fire Fighter
$115,215.69
$536.40
8.84%
2017
First Class Fire Fighter
$126,383.24
$541.88
19.83%
2016
First Class Fire Fighter
$105,468.77
$545.39
0.84%
2015
First Class Fire Fighter
$104,586.23
$538.69
0.63%
2014
First Class Fire Fighter
$105,252.34
$509.39

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Christopher Hicknell was paid $162,346.33 in 2025 as Captain at City Of Waterloo. This represents a 12.27% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Christopher Hicknell has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times between 2014 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $162,346.33 in 2025. In addition to salary, $1,130.96 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. City Of Waterloo reports under the Municipalities & Services sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Captains in City Of Waterloo

NameSalary
Joel Sneddon$203,900.69
Jordan Willis$166,543.03
Christopher Hicknell$162,346.33
Karen Davey$160,798.67
Casey Cooper$158,059.94
Matthew Grimwood$157,455.38
Mike Noonan$156,087.84
Gregory Hosker$156,044.79
Dean Macdonald$155,847.17
Uriah Hergott$152,993.96

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 Waterloo

NameSalary
Bradley Forwell
Chief Fire Prevention Officer
$167,992.76
Jordan Willis
Captain
$166,543.03
Divya Handa
Director, Reconciliation, Equity, Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion
$165,942.71
Carolyne (Cari) Van Niekerk
Director, Corporate Communications
$165,843.79
Brad Witzel
Director, Financial Planning and Asset Management
$165,473.98
William Markle
Supervisor, Transportation Operations
$162,324.84
Karen Davey
Captain
$160,798.67
Patrick Mathieu
Captain Training Officer
$158,529.23
Casey Cooper
Captain
$158,059.94
Daniel Mcnamara
Senior Captain
$157,930.80