How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $259,394 ranks in the top 1.6% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 0.9% of 1,028 at The City of Vaughan.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $259,394 | $483 | +42.0% |
| 2024 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $182,681 | $613 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $167,665 | $612 | -37.7% |
| 2022 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $269,202 | $581 | +38.7% |
| 2021 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $194,037 | $580 | +31.1% |
| 2020 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $148,032 | $573 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $135,424 | $552 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $132,958 | $541 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $126,716 | $531 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $135,644 | $517 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | Captain | The City of Vaughan | $140,705 | $471 | +35.9% |
| 2014 | 1st Class Firefighter | The City of Vaughan | $103,552 | $462 | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 1st Class Firefighter | The City of Vaughan | $124,713 | $536 | +20.7% |
| 2012 | Firefighter, 1st Class | The City of Vaughan | $103,285 | $521 | — |