Adam Payne
City of Ottawa – Police Services/Sergeant
2025 Salary
$190,109Total compensation $190,719, including $610 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#142City of Ottawa – Police Services
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$190,1092025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$116,762 in 2013 is worth about $156,126 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $190,109Benefits $610Total $190,719 |
| 2024 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $177,151Benefits $610Total $177,761 |
| 2023 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $164,878Benefits $610Total $165,488 |
| 2022 | ConstableCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $144,828Benefits $610Total $145,438 |
| 2021 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $140,695Benefits $610Total $141,305 |
| 2020 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $130,620Benefits $573Total $131,193 |
| 2019 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $122,226Benefits $527Total $122,753 |
| 2018 | SergeantCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $126,751Benefits $587Total $127,338 |
| 2017 | SergeantCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $121,576Benefits $647Total $122,223 |
| 2016 | SergeantCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $112,244Benefits $707Total $112,951 |
| 2015 | SergeantCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $111,613Benefits $767Total $112,380 |
| 2014 | SergeantCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $122,244Benefits $902Total $123,146 |
| 2013 | SergeantCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $116,762Benefits $1,127Total $117,889 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Adam Payne was paid $190,109 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $125,589, an effective income-tax rate of about 31.0%. For comparison, the median Sergeant on the 2025 list was paid $160,325; this salary is about 19% more. That is about 7% more than the $177,151 paid in 2024. Adam Payne has appeared on the list 13 times since 2013. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$125,589
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
- vs. 2025 Sergeant median
- +19%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.