Derek Ward

$164,156.24asCaptain

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

Position

Captain

Employer

City Of Vaughan

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2010 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Captain
$164,156.24
$492.40
16.65%
2024
Captain
$140,729.88
$620.62
0.1%
2023
Captain
$140,591.01
$612.30
22.85%
2022
Captain
$182,224.79
$581.06
25.75%
2021
Captain
$144,908.61
$579.54
9.21%
2020
Captain
$132,686.71
$576.82
1.51%
2019
Captain
$130,716.40
$565.85
3.61%
2018
Captain
$135,618.76
$548.11
5.55%
2017
Captain
$128,487.55
$531.19
0.3%
2016
Captain
$128,868.07
$516.94
11.88%
2015
Captain
$146,235.31
$524.53
37.58%
2014
Captain
$106,293.99
$412.33
6.83%
2013
1st Class Firefighter
$114,088.18
$536.44
13.18%
2012
Firefighter, 1st Class
$100,803.37
$571.32
0.58%
2010
Firefighter, First Class
$101,390.51
$481.36

In 2025, Derek Ward received a salary of $164,156.24 working as Captain at City Of Vaughan, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 16.65% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Derek Ward has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times between 2010 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $182,224.79 in 2022. In addition to salary, $492.40 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 Captains in City Of Vaughan

NameSalary
Barry Albert$259,394.23
Orbin Antonio$213,362.27
Navjot Tumber$197,427.16
Jacob Dabit$194,870.44
Thomas Milne$194,426.35
Gary Mason$190,650.48
Tim Large$182,311.63
Jason Puopolo$181,221.12
Esther Duval$179,684.26
James Collis$176,608.66

Top earning Captains in Ontario

NameSalary
City Of Greater Sudbury
$271,198.54
City Of Greater Sudbury
$237,079.33
City Of Greater Sudbury
$226,768.50
Town Of Ajax
$222,728.56
City Of Greater Sudbury
$222,410.17
City Of Greater Sudbury
$217,872.07
City Of Greater Sudbury
$215,166.70
City Of Greater Sudbury
$213,913.31
City Of Waterloo
$203,900.69
Town Of Ajax
$202,870.11

Other employees at City Of Vaughan

NameSalary
Marie Chan
Controller
$165,112.48
Kyle Mccloskey
First Class Firefighter
$165,110.05
Ana Rose
Recreation Manager, Events, Theatre and Studio Operations
$164,840.19
Eric Vonk
Manager, Development Inspection and Grading
$164,592.65
Don De Los Santos
Senior Manager, Economic Services
$164,196.58
Nancy Cronsberry
Manager, Enforcement Services
$163,726.26
Kevin Brown
First Class Firefighter
$163,531.05
Fidel Salazar
First Class Firefighter
$162,660.31
Kevin Wilson
Captain
$162,645.05
Stephanie Brienza
Senior Manager, Service Vaughan
$162,462.04