John Black
City of Ottawa – Police Services/Staff Sergeant
2025 Salary
$159,751Total compensation $160,361, 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
#498City of Ottawa – Police Services
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$159,7512025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$105,318 in 2014 is worth about $138,125 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Staff SergeantCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $159,751Benefits $610Total $160,361 |
| 2024 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $143,435Benefits $610Total $144,045 |
| 2023 | Staff SergeantCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $143,663Benefits $610Total $144,273 |
| 2022 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $140,966Benefits $610Total $141,576 |
| 2021 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $128,590Benefits $610Total $129,200 |
| 2020 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa – Police Services | $132,248Benefits $573Total $132,822 |
| 2019 | SergeantCity Of Ottawa - Police Services | $123,978Benefits $527Total $124,505 |
| 2018 | SergeantCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $120,839Benefits $587Total $121,426 |
| 2017 | SergeantCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $119,777Benefits $647Total $120,424 |
| 2016 | SergeantCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $115,828Benefits $707Total $116,535 |
| 2015 | ConstableCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $111,319Benefits $687Total $112,006 |
| 2014 | ConstableCity of Ottawa - Police Services | $105,318Benefits $779Total $106,098 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, John Black's $159,751 salary works out to roughly $109,252 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.6%. Within City of Ottawa – Police Services, John Black's total compensation of $160,361 was the #498 of 1,779, against a median salary of $143,052. It is up about 11% on the $143,435 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$109,252
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- 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.