Sarah Gardner
Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police/Staff Sergeant
2025 Salary
$153,350Total compensation $154,151, including $801 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
#225Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$153,3502025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,333 in 2015 is worth about $131,428 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Sarah Gardner's 2025 salary of $153,350 comes to roughly $105,729 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.5% effective) is deducted. That is about 8% below the 2025 median of $167,529 for Staff Sergeant on the Sunshine List. It is up about 1% on the $152,168 paid in 2024. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,729
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- vs. 2025 Staff Sergeant median
- −8%
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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.