Ontario public pay
Matthew Merkley
First Class Firefighter at City Of Woodstock. On Ontario’s disclosure list 11 years between 2015 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $124,573.14
- Taxable benefits
- $1,704.76
- Total disclosed
- $126,277.90
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$5,766 (−4.4%)11years on
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Change from 2024: −$5,766 (−4.4%)11years on
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Among 400 people with the title “First Class Firefighter” in 2025
Paid more than 17% of them. Their median: $132,517.
$124,573$104,203$236,052
Among 97 people at City Of Woodstock in 2025
53rd highest paid. Their median: $125,466.
$124,573$101,285$234,344
Paid more than 53% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$125K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $100,982 | $109,005 |
| 2016 | $101,946 | $106,069 |
| 2017 | $105,583 | $110,528 |
| 2018 | $107,321 | $108,978 |
| 2019 | $106,835 | $110,642 |
| 2020 | $125,452 | $114,121 |
| 2021 | $123,871 | $115,604 |
| 2022 | $123,419 | $118,734 |
| 2023 | $126,192 | $120,225 |
| 2024 | $130,339 | $121,793 |
| 2025 | $124,573 | $132,517 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $124,573 | $1,705 | −$5,766 |
| 2024 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $130,339 | $1,708 | +$4,147 |
| 2023 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $126,192 | $1,654 | +$2,773 |
| 2022 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $123,419 | $1,382 | −$451 |
| 2021 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $123,871 | $1,363 | −$1,581 |
| 2020 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $125,452 | $1,247 | +$18,617 |
| 2019 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $106,835 | $1,239 | −$486 |
| 2018 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $107,321 | $1,239 | +$1,738 |
| 2017 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $105,583 | $1,239 | +$3,637 |
| 2016 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $101,946 | $1,233 | +$964 |
| 2015 | City Of WoodstockFirst Class Firefighter | $100,982 | $826 |
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