Douglas Best
Fire Prevention Captain at City Of Vaughan. On Ontario’s disclosure list 12 years between 2014 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $157,782.44
- Taxable benefits
- $485.04
- Total disclosed
- $158,267.48
Change from 2024: +$14,704 (+10.3%)12years on
the list
Among 15 people with the title “Fire Prevention Captain” in 2025
Paid more than 53% of them. Their median: $151,388.
Among 1,028 people at City Of Vaughan in 2025
202nd highest paid. Their median: $130,165.
Paid more than 84% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $112,404 | |
| 2015 | $123,941 | $124,692 |
| 2016 | $123,115 | $120,623 |
| 2017 | $122,445 | $127,812 |
| 2018 | $124,488 | $127,196 |
| 2019 | $128,297 | $136,686 |
| 2020 | $134,281 | $133,321 |
| 2021 | $134,726 | |
| 2022 | $138,467 | $139,464 |
| 2023 | $143,052 | $139,852 |
| 2024 | $143,079 | $143,079 |
| 2025 | $157,782 | $151,388 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | City Of VaughanFire Prevention Captain | $157,782 | $485 | +$14,704 (+10.3%) |
| 2024 | City Of VaughanFire Prevention Captain | $143,079 | $613 | +$27 (+0.0%) |
| 2023 | City Of VaughanFire Prevention Captain | $143,052 | $612 | +$4,585 (+3.3%) |
| 2022 | City Of VaughanFire Prevention Captain | $138,467 | $581 | +$3,741 (+2.8%) |
| 2021 | City Of VaughanFire Prevention Captain - Inspection | $134,726 | $580 | +$445 (+0.3%) |
| 2020 | City Of VaughanFire Prevention Captain | $134,281 | $577 | +$5,984 (+4.7%) |
| 2019 | City Of VaughanFire Prevention Captain | $128,297 | $559 | +$3,809 (+3.1%) |
| 2018 | City Of VaughanFire Prevention Captain | $124,488 | $541 | +$2,043 (+1.7%) |
| 2017 | City Of VaughanCaptain | $122,445 | $531 | −$670 (−0.5%) |
| 2016 | City Of VaughanCaptain | $123,115 | $517 | −$826 (−0.7%) |
| 2015 | City Of VaughanCaptain | $123,941 | $528 | +$11,538 (+10.3%) |
| 2014 | City Of VaughanFire Prevention Captain - Inspection | $112,404 | $458 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Douglas Best on the disclosure list?
City Of Vaughan paid Douglas Best $157,782 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
What do the comparisons mean?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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Years are matched by name and employer. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal