Kim Cheston
Regional Municipality of Durham/Police – Communicator
2025 Salary
$175,997Total compensation $176,826, including $830 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
#190Regional Municipality of Durham
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$175,9972025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$168,231 in 2024 is worth about $171,681 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Police – CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham | $175,997Benefits $830Total $176,826 |
| 2024 | Police - CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham | $168,231Benefits $851Total $169,081 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Kim Cheston's $175,997 salary works out to roughly $118,192 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.8%. On total compensation of $176,826, Kim Cheston ranked #190 of 2,933 disclosed at Regional Municipality of Durham that year, where the median salary was $126,414. It is up about 5% on the $168,231 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$118,192
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.8%
- vs. 2025 Police Communicator median
- +44%
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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.