Laura Farmer
Regional Municipality of Durham/Police – Communicator
2025 Salary
$174,896Total compensation $175,725, 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
#198Regional Municipality of Durham
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$213,5992024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$128,535 in 2019 is worth about $155,187 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Police – CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham | $174,896Benefits $830Total $175,725 |
| 2024 | Police - CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham | $213,599Benefits $851Total $214,449 |
| 2023 | Police - CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham | $186,319Benefits $601Total $186,920 |
| 2022 | Police - CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham | $201,408Benefits $542Total $201,950 |
| 2021 | Police - CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham | $212,700Benefits $537Total $213,236 |
| 2020 | Police – CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham | $199,816Benefits $533Total $200,349 |
| 2019 | Police - CommunicatorRegional Municipality Of Durham | $128,535Benefits $528Total $129,063 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Laura Farmer's $174,896 salary works out to roughly $117,586 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.8%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $213,599, that is a drop of about 18%. Laura Farmer has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,586
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- 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.