Michael Mercer
Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police/Staff Sergeant
2022 Salary — last year on the list
$156,558Total compensation $158,823, including $2,265 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
2022
Employer Rank
#59Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police
Years on List
132010–2022
Peak Salary
$157,7732019
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2010–2022
$103,181 in 2010 is worth about $145,427 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2022 estimate
Of the $156,558 Michael Mercer earned in 2022, roughly $105,062 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.9%. For comparison, the median Staff Sergeant on the 2022 list was paid $155,599; this salary is about 1% more. Michael Mercer has appeared on the list 13 times since 2010. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,062
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,453
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.9%
- vs. 2022 Staff Sergeant median
- +1%
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Estimate only: 2022 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.