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Shawn Sparkes

Regional Municipality of York Police Services/Detective

2025 Salary

$159,755

Total compensation $160,324, including $569 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

#257

Regional Municipality of York Police Services

Years on List

14

2012–2025

Peak Salary

$159,755

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 14 yearly values of total compensation, from $108,631 in 2012 to $160,324 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201220152017202020222025
Total compensation, 2012–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2012–2025

$108,181 in 2012 is worth about $145,960 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025DetectiveRegional Municipality Of York Police Services$159,755
2024DetectiveRegional Municipality Of York Police Services$145,390
2023SergeantRegional Municipality Of York Police Services$136,926
2022SergeantRegional Municipality Of York Police Services$147,407
2021DetectiveRegional Municipality Of York Police Services$128,287
2020DetectiveRegional Municipality Of York Police Services$125,957
2019DetectiveRegional Municipality Of York Police Services$125,596
2018DetectiveRegional Municipality of York Police Services$130,057
2017DetectiveRegional Municipality of York Police Services$121,110
2016Police ConstableRegional Municipality of York Police Services$107,698
2015Police ConstableRegional Municipality of York - Police Services$147,674
2014Police ConstableRegional Municipality of York - Police Services$103,620
2013Police ConstableRegional Municipality of York - Police Services$108,647
2012Police ConstableRegional Municipality of York - Police$108,181

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Shawn Sparkes was paid $159,755 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $109,254, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.2%. That is about 10% more than the $145,390 paid in 2024. That is about 4% below the 2025 median of $167,096 for Detective on the Sunshine List. Shawn Sparkes has appeared on the list 14 times since 2012. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$109,254
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~28.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.6%
vs. 2025 Detective median
−4%

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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.

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