Shawn Cunningham
Regional Municipality of Niagara – Niagara Reg. Police/Detective Sergeant
2025 Salary
$156,974Total compensation $158,006, including $1,032 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
#316Regional Municipality of Niagara – Niagara Reg. Police
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$156,9742025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$109,364 in 2013 is worth about $146,234 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Shawn Cunningham was paid $156,974 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $107,724, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.9%. That is about 11% below the 2025 median of $176,604 for Detective Sergeant on the Sunshine List. It is up about 12% on the $139,829 paid in 2024. Shawn Cunningham has appeared on the list 13 times since 2013. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$107,724
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.4%
- vs. 2025 Detective Sergeant median
- −11%
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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.