How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $180,678 ranks in the top 8.2% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 7.6% of 249 at Town of Ajax.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Captain | Town of Ajax | $180,678 | $644 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | Captain, Fire | Town of Ajax | $199,084 | $833 | +28.2% |
| 2023 | Captain, Fire | Town of Ajax | $155,293 | $770 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | Firefighter, 1st Class | Town of Ajax | $150,307 | $596 | +15.8% |
| 2021 | Firefighter, 1st Class | Town of Ajax | $129,815 | $874 | +13.4% |
| 2020 | Firefighter, 1st Class | Town of Ajax | $114,442 | $609 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | Firefighter, 1st Class | Town of Ajax | $114,624 | $602 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | Firefighter, 1st Class | Town of Ajax | $117,150 | $565 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | Firefighter, 1st Class | Town of Ajax | $107,146 | $796 | -11.9% |
| 2016 | Firefighter, 1st Class | Town of Ajax | $121,554 | $914 | — |