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.

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Darren M Lynch served as the Chief Fire Prevention Officer at City of Vaughan in 2025, received an annual salary of $177,787.42 and a taxable benefit of $504.21, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.

$178,291.63

Total paid in 2025

$177,787.42

Salary

$504.21

Taxable Benefit

Gender: Male
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Job Title :   Chief Fire Prevention Officer
Employer :   City of Vaughan
Sector :   Municipalities and Services
Year :   2025

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$178K
Low: $178K Avg: $178K High: $178K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$178K
Low: $101K Avg: $155K High: $209K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2017 and 2025, Darren M experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.13% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at City of Vaughan. By 2025, Darren M's total pay had risen by 35.99% compared to the pay in 2017. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.

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Annual Compensation Growth for Darren M Lynch
Year Job Title Salary Taxable Benefit Raise
2025 Chief Fire Prevention Officer $177,787 $504 22.01%
2024 Chief Fire Prevention Officer $145,482 $646 0.05%
2023 Chief Fire Prevention Officer $145,404 $646 0.69%
2022 Chief Fire Prevention Officer $144,443 $612 5.21%
2021 Chief Fire Prevention Officer $137,262 $610 0.37%
2020 Chief Fire Prevention Officer $136,758 $608 1.84%
2019 Chief Fire Prevention Officer $134,288 $597 -0.16%
2018 Chief Fire Prevention Officer $134,519 $585 3.05%
2017 Chief Fire Prevention Officer $130,528 $575

The 2025 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Chief Fire Prevention Officer ) in the City of Vaughan.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Darren M Lynch $177,787 $504

The 2025 Sunshine List has 67 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 67 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Justin Gilbert Deputy Fire Chief, Manager of Communications, Education And Prevention City of Barrie $206,098
Matthew Hepditch Deputy Fire Chief, Prevention And Public Education City of London $208,749
Kar-wing Lai District Chief Fire Prevention City of Toronto $191,033
Harry G Tchalikian District Chief Fire Prevention City of Toronto $186,444
Kimberley Destun Chief Fire Prevention Officer City of St. Thomas $184,668
Peter Deboer Chief Fire Prevention Officer City of Hamilton $182,636
Darren M Lynch Chief Fire Prevention Officer City of Vaughan $178,292
Angela Brown District Chief Fire Prevention City of Toronto $179,396
Andrew Banga Chief Fire Prevention Officer City of Oshawa $177,640
Len Papp Chief Fire Prevention Officer City of St Catharines $174,051