David Schaefer
Regional Municipality of Niagara – Niagara Reg. Police/Sergeant
2025 Salary
$153,545Total compensation $154,458, including $913 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
#359Regional Municipality of Niagara – Niagara Reg. Police
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$158,2232024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$122,877 in 2013 is worth about $164,303 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on David Schaefer's 2025 salary of $153,545 comes to roughly $105,836 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.5% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Sergeant on the 2025 list was paid $160,325; this salary is about 4% less. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 13 years in all, first in 2013. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,836
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- vs. 2025 Sergeant median
- −4%
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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.