How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $162,679 ranks in the top 13.8% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 14.8% of 304 at City of Cambridge.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $162,679 | $810 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | Firefighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $181,820 | $928 | +13.5% |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $160,165 | $878 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $154,388 | $878 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $149,477 | $866 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $140,917 | $851 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $151,493 | $853 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $156,373 | $851 | +24.7% |
| 2017 | Captain, Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $125,390 | $749 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | Captain, Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $126,647 | $729 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | Captain, Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $132,735 | $733 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | Captain, Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $112,390 | $776 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | Captain, Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $109,614 | $883 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | Captain, Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $109,183 | $811 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | Captain, Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $117,621 | $733 | +15.1% |
| 2010 | Captain Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $102,210 | $725 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | Captain Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $109,608 | $725 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | Captain Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $109,103 | $725 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | Captain Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $113,356 | $658 | — |