Police - Detective Sergeant Salary in Ontario (2025)
268 disclosed records, 2003–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
Last filed under this title in 2025. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
11
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$171,519
+40.3% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$168,542–$175,238
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$196,277
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Police - Detective Sergeant" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Police - Detective Sergeant" on the 2025 Sunshine List was David Morrison at Regional Municipality Of Durham, with a salary of $196,277; the median among the 11 listed under this title was $171,519.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Police - Detective Sergeant median of $171,519 comes to about 29.3%, leaving roughly $115,728 a year — about $9,644 a month. The middle half of Police - Detective Sergeant salaries ran from $168,542 to $175,238. That is about 40% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. 11 people were listed under this title in 2025. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$115,728
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.5%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,644
Where does $171,519 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Municipality of Durham | $171,519 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David MorrisonPolice – Detective Sergeant | $196,277 | $197,213 |
| 2 | Erik MamersPolice – Detective Sergeant | $178,582 | $179,518 |
| 3 | Michael BaggioPolice – Detective Sergeant | $175,238 | $176,178 |
| 4 | Christopher BoileauPolice – Detective Sergeant | $172,714 | $173,654 |
| 5 | Thomas MelnickPolice – Detective Sergeant | $171,924 | $172,860 |
| 6 | Kyle GriffinPolice – Detective Sergeant | $171,519 | $172,455 |
| 7 | Shawn MccurdiePolice – Detective Sergeant | $170,892 | $171,828 |
| 8 | Brad CornerPolice – Detective Sergeant | $170,609 | $171,545 |
| 9 | David DaviesPolice – Detective Sergeant | $168,542 | $169,478 |
| 10 | Jeff AllbonPolice – Detective Sergeant | $160,642 | $161,578 |
By Year
Related Positions
- Constable5,795
- Firefighter5,399
- Police Constable4,778
- 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.