Darren Saunders
City of Ottawa – Police Services/Sergeant
2025 Salary
$160,300Total compensation $160,910, 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
#485City of Ottawa – Police Services
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$160,3002025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$102,012 in 2013 is worth about $136,404 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $160,300Benefits $610Total $160,910 |
| 2024 | ConstableCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $137,020Benefits $610Total $137,630 |
| 2023 | ConstableCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $127,629Benefits $610Total $128,239 |
| 2022 | ConstableCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $148,669Benefits $610Total $149,279 |
| 2021 | ConstableCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $111,955Benefits $610Total $112,565 |
| 2020 | ConstableCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $113,753Benefits $573Total $114,326 |
| 2019 | ConstableCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $105,871Benefits $527Total $106,398 |
| 2018 | ConstableCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $104,845Benefits $587Total $105,432 |
| 2017 | ConstableCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $109,193Benefits $647Total $109,840 |
| 2016 | ConstableCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $105,422Benefits $707Total $106,129 |
| 2015 | ConstableCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $102,914Benefits $767Total $103,681 |
| 2014 | ConstableCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $106,456Benefits $902Total $107,358 |
| 2013 | ConstableCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $102,012Benefits $1,127Total $103,139 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Darren Saunders's 2025 salary of $160,300 comes to roughly $109,554 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.2% effective) is deducted. Within City of Ottawa – Police Services, Darren Saunders's total compensation of $160,910 was the #485 of 1,779, against a median salary of $143,052. Darren Saunders 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
- ~$109,554
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.7%
- vs. 2025 Sergeant median
- about even
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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.