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.
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$209K
Current Salary
2025
$217K
Total Comp.
Incl. $7,909 benefits
11
Years on List
2015–2025
+107.9%
Salary Growth
2015–2025
+$36,199 vs previous year
Sector avg $133,194 · Range $100K\u2013$604K
Earns more than 96% of disclosed employees.
2025
Deputy Fire Chief
City Of Markham
$209,304
+$36,199
2024
Deputy Fire Chief
City Of Markham
$173,105
-$1,725
2023
Deputy Fire Chief
City Of Markham
$174,830
+$19,945
2022
Battalion Chief
City Of Markham
$154,885
+$10,147
2021
Captain
City Of Markham
$144,738
+$10,184
2020
Captain
City Of Markham
$134,554
+$1,762
2019
Captain, Acting District Chief
City Of Markham
$132,792
+$19,283
2018
Captain
City Of Markham
$113,509
-$19,746
2017
Captain
City Of Markham
$133,256
+$22,987
2016
Captain
City Of Markham
$110,269
+$9,603
2015
Captain
City Of Markham
$100,665