Sergeant, 1st Class Salary in Ontario (2025)
1,746 disclosed records, 1998–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
136
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$159,680
+30.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$154,344–$173,501
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$265,907
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Sergeant, 1st Class" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Sergeant, 1st Class" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Sean Gosselin at City Of Hamilton, with a salary of $265,907; the median among the 136 listed under this title was $159,680.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Sergeant, 1st Class paid the 2025 median of $159,680 would take home roughly $109,212 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $9,101 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 31.6%. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 31% above it. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$109,212
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.6%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,101
Where does $159,680 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 |
|---|---|---|
| City of Hamilton | $159,680 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean GosselinSergeant 1st Class | $265,907 | $266,470 |
| 2 | David John KitchenSergeant 1st Class | $239,191 | $239,764 |
| 3 | Paul KentSergeant 1st Class | $224,992 | $225,588 |
| 4 | Mario RizzoSergeant 1st Class | $220,630 | $224,044 |
| 5 | Andrew TomsSergeant 1st Class | $215,841 | $216,448 |
| 6 | James PatersonSergeant 1st Class | $213,496 | $215,893 |
| 7 | Terence CahillSergeant 1st Class | $205,071 | $205,701 |
| 8 | Matthew FletcherSergeant 1st Class | $201,328 | $201,890 |
| 9 | Hung PhamSergeant 1st Class | $198,981 | $205,508 |
| 10 | Matthew ReedSergeant 1st Class | $196,821 | $198,578 |
By Year
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- Constable5,795
- Firefighter5,399
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- Operator3,992
- Primary Care Paramedic2,883
- Sergeant1,600
- Captain1,385
- Plainclothes Police Constable1,286
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.