Matthew Merkley

$124,573.14asFirst Class Firefighter

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2015 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
First Class Firefighter
$124,573.14
$1,704.76
4.42%
2024
First Class Firefighter
$130,339.05
$1,708.32
3.29%
2023
First Class Firefighter
$126,191.93
$1,654.48
2.25%
2022
First Class Firefighter
$123,419.40
$1,382.15
0.36%
2021
First Class Firefighter
$123,870.76
$1,362.90
1.26%
2020
First Class Firefighter
$125,452.18
$1,247.40
17.43%
2019
First Class Firefighter
$106,835.27
$1,239.00
0.45%
2018
First Class Firefighter
$107,320.83
$1,239.00
1.65%
2017
First Class Firefighter
$105,583.10
$1,239.00
3.57%
2016
First Class Firefighter
$101,946.29
$1,232.70
0.96%
2015
First Class Firefighter
$100,981.81
$825.62

Matthew Merkley earned $124,573.14 as First Class Firefighter at City Of Woodstock in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 4.42% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Matthew Merkley has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times between 2015 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $130,339.05 in 2024. In addition to salary, $1,704.76 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. City Of Woodstock reports under the Municipalities & Services sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning First Class Firefighters in City Of Woodstock

NameSalary
Robert Bertrand$145,693.65
Douglas Jacklin$143,913.91
Chuck Newton$143,633.99
Paul Graham$142,276.80
Bradley Cullen$134,749.82
Randall Verbruggen$134,321.13
Scott Turner$133,716.61
Darrin Murphy$132,872.23
Jeffrey Oates$130,961.69
Shawn Wright$130,889.18

Top earning First Class Firefighters in Ontario

NameSalary
City Of Vaughan
$236,052.53
City Of Vaughan
$233,678.79
City Of Vaughan
$221,730.45
City Of Vaughan
$221,608.76
City Of Vaughan
$215,339.05
City Of Vaughan
$214,916.12
City Of Vaughan
$214,194.66
City Of Vaughan
$205,530.34
City Of Vaughan
$201,876.39
City Of Vaughan
$199,398.33

Other employees at City Of Woodstock

NameSalary
Garth Ritchie
First Class Firefighter
$125,628.79
Mike Stewart
First Class Firefighter
$125,466.41
Brandon Grevers
First Class Firefighter
$124,898.03
Kyle Grim
First Class Firefighter
$124,755.67
Michael Delgado
First Class Firefighter
$124,735.50
Jacqueline Mussel
Captain Fire Training Officer
$123,214.82
Dylan Roloson
First Class Firefighter
$121,352.17
Christopher Colley
First Class Firefighter
$121,204.73
Mark Gagnon
First Class Firefighter
$120,431.51
Len Magyar
Development Commissioner
$119,599.09