Aaron Best

$183,201.74asFirst Class Firefighter

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2021 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
First Class Firefighter
$183,201.74
$383.88
12.53%
2024
First Class Firefighter
$162,800.79
$486.20
15.44%
2023
First Class Firefighter
$141,030.57
$470.82
8.81%
2022
Second Class Firefighter
$154,659.28
$396.98
24.23%
2021
Third Class Firefighter
$124,498.53
$355.89

In 2025, Aaron Best received a salary of $183,201.74 working as First Class Firefighter at City Of Vaughan, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 12.53% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Aaron Best has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times between 2021 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $183,201.74 in 2025. In addition to salary, $383.88 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. City Of Vaughan reports under the Municipalities & Services sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning First Class Firefighters in City Of Vaughan

NameSalary
Kevin Smith$236,052.53
Justin Rita$233,678.79
Eric Spalding$221,730.45
Kyle Czapski$221,608.76
Edward Howard$215,339.05
Paul Realejo$214,916.12
Damien Little$214,194.66
Ryan Despres$205,530.34
Stephen Dimonte$201,876.39
Michael Rasenberg$199,398.33

Top earning First Class Firefighters in Ontario

NameSalary
City Of Sarnia
$169,001.93
The Corporation of the City of North Bay
$166,609.87
City Of Sarnia
$163,666.65
City Of Sarnia
$160,306.04
Municipality Of Clarington
$159,242.47
Town Of Orangeville
$158,445.50
City Of Sarnia
$158,279.49
City Of Sarnia
$158,033.94
City Of Sarnia
$157,138.44
City Of Sarnia
$157,128.44

Other employees at City Of Vaughan

NameSalary
Sandra Volante
Executive Advisor and Corporate Liaison to the City Manager
$185,732.67
Rebecca Stewart
Manager, Wastewater and Stormwater Services
$184,973.69
Andrea Alexander
Chief Communications Officer
$184,843.14
Varant Khatchadourian
Manager, Project Coordinator and Delivery
$183,722.54
Emily Mau
Legal Counsel
$183,330.54
Dino Macchiusi
Senior Manager, Real Estate
$183,158.61
Brian Culp
Platoon Chief
$182,767.42
Zaynab Al-Waadh
Legal Counsel
$182,755.94
Michael Ing
Assistant Deputy Fire Chief
$182,521.24
Michael Gorveatt
Platoon Chief
$182,407.15