About Ryan Best

Ryan Best appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $209,304 plus $7,909 in taxable benefits (total $217,213). Ryan is listed as Deputy Fire Chief at City Of Markham, in the Municipalities & Services sector.

Ryan has appeared on the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure every year from 2015 through 2025 — 11 consecutive years. Their reported salary has grown from $100,665 in 2015 to $209,304 in 2025 — a 107.9% change over 10 years.

Within the Municipalities & Services sector that year, Ryan's $209,304 placed them in the 98th percentile (sector average: $133,194). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 4% of all disclosed earners that year. Over their time on the list, Ryan has had several role or employer changes: took on the role of Captain, Acting District Chief in 2019; took on the role of Captain in 2020; took on the role of Battalion Chief in 2022; took on the role of Deputy Fire Chief in 2023.

The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year Ryan has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.