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City of Ottawa – Police Services vs City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission: who pays more?

City of Ottawa – Police Services had 1,779 people on the 2025 Sunshine List with a median of $143,052, City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission 9,614 with a median of $114,939 — that is 24% more at the median for City of Ottawa – Police Services, and City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission lists 5.4× as many people.

On the list

City of Ottawa – Police Services
1,779
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
9,614

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

City of Ottawa – Police Services
$143,052
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
$114,939

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

City of Ottawa – Police Services
$147,156
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
$121,680

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

City of Ottawa – Police Services
$263.3M
City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
$1.2B

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • City of Ottawa – Police Services
  • City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
City of Ottawa – Police Services and City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission, 1996–2025City of Ottawa – Police Services: $106,902 in 2004 to $143,052 in 2025. City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission: $103,243 in 1996 to $114,939 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K1996200620152025

Median salary paid on each employer’s Sunshine List filing. A gap is a year the employer filed nobody under this name.

Year by year

City of Ottawa – Police Services and City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearCity of Ottawa – Police ServicesCity of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20251,779$143,0529,614$114,939
20241,598$135,3076,842$113,956
20231,558$132,5514,784$110,842
20221,656$137,3944,804$111,732
20211,435$119,9833,277$110,957
20201,461$121,7373,171$110,363
20191,375$118,3923,033$112,429
20181,326$120,0432,734$110,737
20171,302$119,2032,632$112,033
20161,203$115,6352,307$111,437
20151,013$112,4752,143$112,296
20141,079$111,8132,075$114,158
20131,039$112,2451,748$110,170
20121,395$109,843
2011394$108,1881,158$109,780
2010395$107,5441,013$109,733
2009406$108,171724$109,587
2008235$106,492548$107,862
2007213$109,603388$105,448
2006177$108,481277$105,749
2005121$106,953134$111,608
200480$106,90295$108,866
200386$109,773
200248$121,025
200134$121,811
200036$115,889
199928$112,970
199826$113,847
199723$109,415
199624$103,243

Related questions

Method. Medians and averages are salary paid; listed payroll is total compensation (salary plus taxable benefits), as filed. Both sides come from the same Ontario Sunshine List, which covers only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more — so this compares the shape of each employer’s six-figure payroll, not its whole workforce, and an employer with more low-paid staff simply lists fewer of them. A side with fewer than five people keeps its count but shows “<5” instead of a median, average or payroll figure, since any of those would be that handful of people’s own numbers. Sector: Municipalities & Services. Data runs through 2025.