The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Paul Knaggs
Paul Knaggs served as the First Class Firefighter at City of Vaughan in 2023, received an annual salary of $115,925.58 and a taxable benefit of $514.63, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$116,440.21
Total paid in 2023
$115,925.58
Salary
$514.63
Taxable Benefit
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Find Paul on LinkedIn| Job Title : | First Class Firefighter |
| Employer : | City of Vaughan |
| Sector : | Municipalities and Services |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2017 and 2023, Paul experienced an average annual increase of approximately 2.27% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at City of Vaughan. By 2023, Paul's total pay had risen by 14.38% compared to the pay in 2017. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2023 | First Class Firefighter | $115,926 | $515 | ⇧ 0.64% |
| 2022 | First Class Firefighter | $115,217 | $488 | ⇧ 4.31% |
| 2021 | First Class Firefighter | $110,434 | $486 | ⇧ 1.32% |
| 2020 | First Class Firefighter | $108,995 | $485 | ⇧ 1.84% |
| 2019 | First Class Firefighter | $107,027 | $477 | ⇧ 3.19% |
| 2018 | First Class Firefighter | $103,720 | $462 | ⇧ 2.34% |
| 2017 | First Class Firefighter | $101,359 | $445 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 204 employees who held exactly same position title ( First Class Firefighter ) in the City of Vaughan.
10 out of 204 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Ehricht | $187,160 | $515 |
| Kevin Smith | $186,997 | $501 |
| Eric Bouley | $182,648 | $490 |
| Ryan Despres | $172,937 | $501 |
| Mark Klement | $171,711 | $501 |
| Edward Howard | $169,845 | $501 |
| Kyle Czapski | $168,122 | $471 |
| Robert Ferreira | $166,962 | $501 |
| Paul Realejo | $165,652 | $515 |
| Jacob Richardson | $164,422 | $471 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 644 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 644 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Brubacher | Firefighter First Class | City of Greater Sudbury | $199,432 |
| Joshua Pearsall | First Class Firefighter | City of Belleville | $191,292 |
| Chris Zawierzeniec | Firefighter First Class | City of Greater Sudbury | $189,040 |
| Shawn Waites | First Class Firefighter | City of Belleville | $188,777 |
| Peter Ehricht | First Class Firefighter | City of Vaughan | $187,675 |
| Kevin Smith | First Class Firefighter | City of Vaughan | $187,499 |
| Eric Bouley | First Class Firefighter | City of Vaughan | $183,138 |
| Shawn Bretschneider | Firefighter First Class | City of Greater Sudbury | $182,327 |
| Christopher E. Fry | First Class Firefighter | City of Belleville | $181,987 |
| Scott Wing | Firefighter First Class | City of Greater Sudbury | $177,185 |