John Costa
Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police/Staff Sergeant
2025 Salary
$169,518Total compensation $170,353, including $836 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
#87Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$169,5182025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$107,186 in 2013 is worth about $143,322 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Costa's 2025 salary of $169,518 comes to roughly $114,626 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.1% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $162,758, that is a rise of about 4%. For comparison, the median Staff Sergeant on the 2025 list was paid $167,529; this salary is about 1% more. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$114,626
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.4%
- vs. 2025 Staff 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.