How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $172,615 ranks in the top 10.4% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 8.6% of 304 at City of Cambridge.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $172,615 | $896 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | Firefighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $171,919 | $907 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $154,107 | $860 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $160,295 | $860 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $150,747 | $834 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $143,164 | $708 | +15.8% |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $123,637 | $695 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $127,784 | $698 | +23.5% |
| 2017 | First Class Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $103,459 | $622 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1st Class Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $102,386 | $606 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 1st Class Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $115,327 | $614 | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 1st Class Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $102,427 | $620 | — |