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John Obrovac

City of Hamilton/Staff Sergeant

2025 Salary

$183,246

Total compensation $183,836, including $590 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

#170

City of Hamilton

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$183,246

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $105,664 in 2015 to $183,836 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$105,097 in 2015 is worth about $136,311 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Staff SergeantCity Of Hamilton$183,246Benefits $590Total $183,836
2024Staff SergeantCity Of Hamilton$155,808Benefits $671Total $156,479
2023Sergeant 1st ClassCity Of Hamilton$148,377Benefits $813Total $149,189
2022Sergeant 1st ClassCity Of Hamilton$142,937Benefits $487Total $143,424
2021Sergeant 1st ClassCity Of Hamilton$137,355Benefits $526Total $137,881
2020Sergeant 1st ClassCity Of Hamilton$125,596Benefits $573Total $126,168
2019Sergeant 2nd ClassCity Of Hamilton$124,427Benefits $506Total $124,934
2018Detective ConstableCity of Hamilton$118,241Benefits $503Total $118,744
2017Detective ConstableCity of Hamilton$113,898Benefits $495Total $114,392
2016Detective ConstableCity of Hamilton$100,994Benefits $593Total $101,587
2015ConstableCity of Hamilton$105,097Benefits $567Total $105,664

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

John Obrovac was paid $183,246 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $122,039, an effective income-tax rate of about 30.4%. For comparison, the median Staff Sergeant on the 2025 list was paid $167,529; this salary is about 9% more. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$122,039
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~30.4%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.4%
vs. 2025 Staff Sergeant median
+9%

Where does $183,246 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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2025

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