Staff Sergeant Salary in Ontario (2025)
10,941 disclosed records, 1998–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (89%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
951
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$167,529
+37.0% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$146,318–$186,655
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$400,751
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Staff Sergeant" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Staff Sergeant" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Michael Marshall at Solicitor General, with a salary of $400,751; the median among the 951 listed under this title was $167,529.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Staff Sergeant median of $167,529 comes to about 28.9%, leaving roughly $113,531 a year — about $9,461 a month. The middle half of Staff Sergeant salaries ran from $146,318 to $186,655. 951 people were listed under this title in 2025. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 37% above it. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$113,531
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.2%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,461
Where does $167,529 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitor General | $143,258 | Pay here → |
| City of Toronto – Police Service | $187,476 | Pay here → |
| City of Ottawa – Police Services | $173,576 | Pay here → |
| Regional Municipality of York Police Services | $163,254 | Pay here → |
| Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police | $163,293 | Pay here → |
| Regional Municipality of Niagara – Niagara Reg. Police | $194,832 | Pay here → |
| City of Hamilton | $179,886 | Pay here → |
| Regional Municipality of Peel Police Services | $180,829 | Pay here → |
| City of London – Police Services | $171,762 | Pay here → |
| City of Windsor | $163,789 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Provincial Police | $200,025 | Pay here → |
| City of Thunder Bay | $178,906 | Pay here → |
| Sault Ste Marie Police Services | $165,907 | Pay here → |
| City of Kingston – Police Services Board | $185,575 | Pay here → |
| City of Peterborough | $163,580 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael MarshallStaff Sergeant | $400,751 | $400,897 |
| 2 | Rhoel OngStaff Sergeant | $390,092 | $391,226 |
| 3 | Dean JoncasStaff Sergeant | $351,005 | $351,149 |
| 4 | Sean LenfestyStaff Sergeant | $307,013 | $308,146 |
| 5 | Noel HudsonStaff Sergeant | $296,107 | $297,176 |
| 6 | Thomas WhiteStaff Sergeant | $293,418 | $293,564 |
| 7 | Warren GuhbinStaff Sergeant | $291,557 | $291,689 |
| 8 | Patrick FrostStaff Sergeant | $291,384 | $291,994 |
| 9 | John LawsonStaff Sergeant | $290,586 | $290,731 |
| 10 | Colleen McgarrellStaff Sergeant | $280,991 | $281,141 |
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.