John Arscott
Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police/Staff Sergeant
2025 Salary
$159,333Total compensation $161,475, including $2,142 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
#143Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$159,3332025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$106,159 in 2015 is worth about $137,688 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Arscott's 2025 salary of $159,333 comes to roughly $109,021 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.1% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Staff Sergeant on the 2025 list was paid $167,529; this salary is about 5% less. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$109,021
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.6%
- vs. 2025 Staff Sergeant median
- −5%
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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.