How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $165,878 ranks in the top 12.6% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 11.2% of 304 at City of Cambridge.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Firefighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $165,878 | $910 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | Firefighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $172,939 | $907 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $161,300 | $860 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $161,437 | $860 | +16.6% |
| 2021 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $138,455 | $848 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $137,587 | $833 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | Fire Fighter Captain | City of Cambridge | $129,191 | $815 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $127,570 | $698 | +22.7% |
| 2017 | First Class Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $103,939 | $622 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1st Class Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $101,908 | $606 | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 1st Class Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $115,399 | $614 | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 1st Class Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $101,478 | $648 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1st Class Fire Fighter | City of Cambridge | $103,484 | $625 | — |