John Ferguson
City of Ottawa – Police Services/Staff Sergeant
2025 Salary
$165,880Total compensation $166,490, 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
#395City of Ottawa – Police Services
Years on List
152009–2025
Peak Salary
$176,0622022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2009–2025
$106,457 in 2009 is worth about $152,800 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Ferguson's 2025 salary of $165,880 comes to roughly $112,624 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.8% effective) is deducted. At City of Ottawa – Police Services, 1,779 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $143,052; John Ferguson's total compensation of $166,490 ranked #395. It is up about 3% on the $160,660 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$112,624
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.1%
- 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.