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Captain salary in Ontario

904 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $153,134 and $168,797.

Median salary
$160,064
+6.2% vs 2024
People on the list
904
Middle half
$153K–$169K
Highest
$271,199

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

Show as a table
YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005$102,958
2006$102,504
2007$105,611
2008$107,675
2009$107,946
2010$108,151
2011$108,831
2012$110,599
2013$114,470
2014$117,986
2015$124,692
2016$120,623
2017$127,812
2018$132,114
2019$135,565
2020$137,871
2021$139,996
2022$145,766
2023$146,727
2024$150,722
2025$160,064

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 24 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.

Median for everyone with this title: $160,064
City Of Belleville12 people$177,763
City Of Greater Sudbury23 people$175,376
City Of Oshawa33 people$170,534
Town Of Ajax22 people$168,946
Town Of Whitby30 people$167,858
City Of Burlington37 people$166,819
City Of St Catharines28 people$165,633
City Of Ottawa195 people$165,344
City Of Sarnia22 people$164,661
City Of Markham45 people$163,070
City Of Barrie34 people$162,193
City Of Welland12 people$162,064
City Of Sault Ste. Marie17 people$160,211
City Of Vaughan58 people$158,528
City Of Kitchener37 people$157,570
City Of Waterloo16 people$155,946
City Of Hamilton97 people$155,806
City Of Guelph19 people$154,320
City Of Peterborough16 people$153,201
City Of London77 people$152,145
City Of Pickering19 people$149,748
Town Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services28 people$148,250
City Of Brockville8 people$143,662
Town Of Milton15 people$140,224

Employers with the most

City Of Ottawa195
City Of Hamilton97
City Of London77
City Of Vaughan58
City Of Markham45
City Of Burlington37
City Of Kitchener37
City Of Barrie34
City Of Oshawa33
Town Of Whitby30
City Of St Catharines28
Town Of Newmarket – Central York Fire Services28
City Of Greater Sudbury23
City Of Sarnia22
Town Of Ajax22

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Richard James McdougallCity Of Greater Sudbury$271,199$898+$20,632
2Barry AlbertCity Of Vaughan$259,394$483+$76,714
3Colin BraneyCity Of Greater Sudbury$237,079$890+$15,485
4Michael SlywchukCity Of Greater Sudbury$226,768$898+$3,637
5Shawn ThompsonCity Of Ottawa$223,813$735new
6Scott McleanTown Of Ajax$222,729$644−$15,243
7Robert HyndmanCity Of Greater Sudbury$222,410$898+$5,487
8Nathan BrubacherCity Of Greater Sudbury$217,872$818+$15,375
9James GervaisCity Of Greater Sudbury$215,167$879−$16,675
10Richard DodgeCity Of Greater Sudbury$213,913$898+$7,832
11Orbin AntonioCity Of Vaughan$213,362$492+$47,651
12Joel SneddonCity Of Waterloo$203,901$1,145+$52,180
13Corey AlaverTown Of Ajax$202,870$631−$3,495
14Gregory EmmCity Of Belleville$201,896$1,222+$52,806
15Kevin DickinsonCity Of Oshawa$200,835$942+$26,956
16Mark CunninghamCity Of St Catharines$200,674$994+$42,568
17Mark BostonCity Of Ottawa$199,968$836+$59,805
18Gerard ChenCity Of Ottawa$198,802$828+$23,715
19Navjot TumberCity Of Vaughan$197,427$483+$31,015
20Shawn LavigneCity Of Markham$197,393$502+$26,942
21Peter HuffmanCity Of Belleville$196,956$1,222+$20,252
22Christopher RoyCity Of Greater Sudbury$196,912$879−$25,417
23Warlito D GalleneroCity Of Markham$196,340$502+$20,186
24Scott FieldCity Of Ottawa$195,958$857+$28,194
25John W BiggerCity Of St Catharines$195,906$994+$51,936
26Jacob DabitCity Of Vaughan$194,870$483+$35,364
27Thomas MilneCity Of Vaughan$194,426$483+$46,520
28Paul PowerCity Of Ottawa$193,954$857+$22,823
29Nirav PatelCity Of Markham$193,704$491+$10,761
30Daniel DessureaultCity Of Ottawa$193,511$838+$14,968
31Michael KaineCity Of Ottawa$193,330$857+$24,811
32Daniel LeblancCity Of Ottawa$193,091$848new
33Jason MackinnonCity Of Ottawa$193,033$828+$12,891
34Daniel LalondeCity Of Greater Sudbury$192,433$898+$12,645
35Paul BeattieCity Of Burlington$191,819$1,189+$16,647
36Brian MacdonellCity Of Oshawa$191,372$942+$30,347
37Benjamin WhitenCity Of Belleville$190,840$1,141+$35,677
38Gary MasonCity Of Vaughan$190,650$492+$29,773
39Jason MonkhouseCity Of Greater Sudbury$190,648$879+$16,070
40Joseph GirouxTown Of Whitby$190,411$1,217+$22,100
41Lou LaflammeCity Of Ottawa$189,896$829+$16,782
42Charles PigdenCity Of Belleville$189,318$1,141+$36,500
43David SmithTown Of Whitby$188,842$1,226+$26,586
44Kevin RockliffeCity Of Ottawa$188,590$857+$26,402
45Marc RobillardCity Of Ottawa$188,480$857+$22,100
46Robert KlassenCity Of Markham$188,381$491+$22,606
47Bernard VendittiCity Of Ottawa$188,274$828+$9,552
48Jamie TaylorCity Of Oshawa$188,229$942+$27,602
49Tommy DaviesCity Of Ottawa$188,213$857+$9,764
50Nick AttwoollTown Of Whitby$188,087$1,226+$52,453