David Knowles
City of Toronto – Police Service/Detective Sergeant
2025 Salary
$174,235Total compensation $175,369, including $1,133 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
#1,334City of Toronto – Police Service
Years on List
152011–2025
Peak Salary
$174,2352025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2011–2025
$127,867 in 2011 is worth about $175,111 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $174,235 David Knowles earned in 2025, roughly $117,222 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.7%. For comparison, the median Detective Sergeant on the 2025 list was paid $176,604; this salary is about 1% less. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $158,410, that is a rise of about 10%. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,222
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
- vs. 2025 Detective Sergeant median
- −1%
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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.