Commander Salary in Ontario (2025)
2,025 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (94%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
47
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$175,258
+43.3% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$157,297–$212,855
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$364,841
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Commander" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Commander" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Christopher Harkins at Ontario Provincial Police, with a salary of $364,841; the median among the 47 listed under this title was $175,258.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Commander paid the 2025 median of $175,258 would take home roughly $117,785 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $9,815 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.8%. Half of those listed earned between $157,297 and $212,855. 47 people were listed under this title in 2025. That is about 43% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,785
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.8%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,815
Where does $175,258 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario Provincial Police | $208,054 | Pay here → |
| County of Renfrew | $149,688 | Pay here → |
| Regional Municipality of York | $158,393 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher HarkinsCommander | $364,841 | $366,367 |
| 2 | Marty KearnsCommander | $352,721 | $353,101 |
| 3 | Karen MeyerCommander | $343,378 | $344,078 |
| 4 | Kari DartCommander | $341,691 | $342,805 |
| 5 | Rohan ThompsonCommander | $276,518 | $277,142 |
| 6 | Andre PhelpsCommander | $272,763 | $274,536 |
| 7 | Andrew KraemerCommander | $247,270 | $247,524 |
| 8 | Richard WalkerCommander | $243,001 | $243,259 |
| 9 | Vivien LeeCommander | $226,049 | $228,572 |
| 10 | Cheryl DavidsonCommander | $224,879 | $225,160 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.