At a Glance2018 Employer Rank
#326 City of Vaughan
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Total Compensation History Total compensation by year Line chart of 4 yearly values of total compensation, from $107,299 in 2015 to $108,648 in 2018. $100K $103K $105K $108K $110K 2015 2016 2017 2018 2015: $107,299 2016: $103,669 2017: $106,434 2018: $108,648 Total compensation, 2015–2018. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. Full History2015–2018 $106,831 in 2015 is worth about $138,560 in 2025 dollars.
Full salary history, by year Year Employer Position Salary Benefits Total 2018 City of Vaughan First Class Firefighter City of Vaughan $108,167Benefits $481 Total $108,648 $481 $108,648 2017 City of Vaughan First Class Firefighter City of Vaughan $105,962Benefits $471 Total $106,434 $471 $106,434 2016 City of Vaughan 1st Class Firefighter City of Vaughan $103,211Benefits $457 Total $103,669 $457 $103,669 2015 City of Vaughan 1st Class Firefighter City of Vaughan $106,831Benefits $468 Total $107,299 $468 $107,299
On the List2018 Gary Wadden's $108,167 salary was about 3% below the 2018 province-wide median of $111,157 for First Class Firefighter. City of Vaughan disclosed 506 salaries in 2018; Gary Wadden's total compensation of $108,648 ranked #326 among them. City of Vaughan's 2018 median disclosed salary was $115,183; Gary Wadden's $108,167 sat about 6% below it. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List at City of Vaughan 4 years in all, 2015–2018.
Also at City of Vaughan2018 Also at City of Vaughan, 2018 # Name Position Salary Total Details 1 Claudia Storto City Solicitor $332,142 $345,079 2 Daniel Kostopoulos City Manager $290,506 $305,843 3 Lawrence Bentley Fire Chief $256,137 $256,492 4 Stephen Collins Deputy City Manager, Public Works $221,315 $234,252 5 Mary Reali-Scarcello Deputy City Manager, Community Services $220,090 $233,027 6 Jason Schmidt-Shoukri Deputy City Manager, Planning and Growth Management $204,193 $218,100 7 Timothy Simmonds Chief Corporate Initiative and Intergovernmental Relations/Interim City Manager $215,854 $216,695 8 Demetre Rigakos Chief Human Resources Officer $204,087 $204,928 9 Suzanne Craig Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyist Registrar $202,682 $203,374 10 Michael Toshakovski Acting Director of Legal Services $190,892 $191,609
City Solicitor
#2 Daniel Kostopoulos
$305,843 City Manager
#3 Lawrence Bentley
$256,492 Fire Chief
#4 Stephen Collins
$234,252 Deputy City Manager, Public Works
#5 Mary Reali-Scarcello
$233,027 Deputy City Manager, Community Services
#6 Jason Schmidt-Shoukri
$218,100 Deputy City Manager, Planning and Growth Management
#7 Timothy Simmonds
$216,695 Chief Corporate Initiative and Intergovernmental Relations/Interim City Manager
#8 Demetre Rigakos
$204,928 Chief Human Resources Officer
Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyist Registrar
#10 Michael Toshakovski
$191,609 Acting Director of Legal Services
View all 506 employees at City of Vaughan (2018) → Data sourced under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act.
Data: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure, 1996–2025; last updated 2026-03-31 .
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