Matthew Wighton
City of Toronto – Police Service/Detective
2025 Salary
$215,914Total compensation $217,005, including $1,091 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
#278City of Toronto – Police Service
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$215,9142025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$179,708 in 2019 is worth about $216,971 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DetectiveCity Of Toronto – Police Service | $215,914 |
| 2024 | DetectiveCity Of Toronto - Police Service | $205,230 |
| 2023 | DetectiveCity Of Toronto - Police Service | $207,565 |
| 2022 | DetectiveCity Of Toronto - Police Service | $192,618 |
| 2021 | DetectiveCity Of Toronto - Police Service | $177,609 |
| 2020 | DetectiveCity Of Toronto – Police Service | $177,680 |
| 2019 | DetectiveCity Of Toronto - Police Service | $179,708 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Matthew Wighton's 2025 salary of $215,914 comes to roughly $138,787 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.2% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Detective on the 2025 list was paid $167,096; this salary is about 29% more. Matthew Wighton has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$138,787
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.7%
- vs. 2025 Detective median
- +29%
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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.