Ryan Best

$209,304.29asDeputy Fire Chief

Employed by City Of Markham in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Position

Deputy Fire Chief

Employer

City Of Markham

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2015 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Deputy Fire Chief
$209,304.29
$7,908.93
20.91%
2024
Deputy Fire Chief
$173,104.91
$7,369.85
0.99%
2023
Deputy Fire Chief
$174,830.10
$4,388.42
12.88%
2022
Battalion Chief
$154,885.21
$622.80
7.01%
2021
Captain
$144,738.01
$539.32
7.57%
2020
Captain
$134,553.74
$519.63
1.33%
2019
Captain, Acting District Chief
$132,792.12
$500.69
16.99%
2018
Captain
$113,509.21
$518.27
14.82%
2017
Captain
$133,255.56
$467.08
20.85%
2016
Captain
$110,268.50
$459.29
9.54%
2015
Captain
$100,665.23
$425.84

In 2025, Ryan Best received a salary of $209,304.29 working as Deputy Fire Chief at City Of Markham, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 20.91% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Ryan Best has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times between 2015 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $209,304.29 in 2025. In addition to salary, $7,908.93 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. City Of Markham reports under the Municipalities & Services sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Deputy Fire Chiefs in City Of Markham

NameSalary
Robert Garland$218,334.15
Ryan Best$209,304.29

Top earning Deputy Fire Chiefs in Ontario

NameSalary
City Of Belleville
$263,390.37
$220,743.95
City Of Brampton
$218,331.36
City Of Brampton
$216,769.67
City Of Brampton
$216,769.65
City Of Oshawa
$215,613.28
City Of Kitchener
$202,017.07
City Of Vaughan
$201,721.99
Town Of Oakville
$200,781.43
City Of Brampton
$199,282.26

Other employees at City Of Markham

NameSalary
Graham Allan Seaman
Director, Sustainability and Asset Management
$216,529.49
Mary Creighton
Director, Recreation Services
$216,529.49
Stephanie Di Perna
Director, Building Standards
$216,529.49
Mark Visser
Senior Manager Strategy Innovation and Investments
$216,258.07
Christopher M Nearing
Fire Chief
$215,036.30
Shane Manson
Senior Manager, Revenue and Property Taxation
$206,078.33
Jacqueline Win Yen Chan
Assistant City Solicitor
$205,937.89
Lisa-Marie Riegel
Assistant City Solicitor
$205,925.52
Maggie Yatchi Cheung-Madar
Assistant City Solicitor
$205,450.01
Shawn Lavigne
Captain
$197,392.96