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City of Ottawa – Police Services vs City of Windsor: who pays more?

In 2025 City of Ottawa – Police Services listed 1,779 employees with a median of $143,052; City of Windsor listed 1,219 with a median of $132,944 — that is 8% more at the median for City of Ottawa – Police Services, and City of Ottawa – Police Services lists 1.5× as many people.

On the list

City of Ottawa – Police Services
1,779
City of Windsor
1,219

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

City of Ottawa – Police Services
$143,052
City of Windsor
$132,944

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

City of Ottawa – Police Services
$147,156
City of Windsor
$136,859

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

City of Ottawa – Police Services
$263.3M
City of Windsor
$167.8M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • City of Ottawa – Police Services
  • City of Windsor
City of Ottawa – Police Services and City of Windsor, 1996–2025City of Ottawa – Police Services: $106,902 in 2004 to $143,052 in 2025. City of Windsor: $106,292 in 1996 to $132,944 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 Windsor by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearCity of Ottawa – Police ServicesCity of Windsor
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20251,779$143,0521,219$132,944
20241,598$135,3071,173$135,940
20231,558$132,551955$119,790
20221,656$137,394962$123,883
20211,435$119,983915$118,932
20201,461$121,737893$112,124
20191,375$118,392861$113,032
20181,326$120,043898$117,859
20171,302$119,203596$111,453
20161,203$115,635246$114,047
20151,013$112,475643$109,894
20141,079$111,813570$117,469
20131,039$112,245516$110,061
2012296$108,825
2011394$108,188103$111,042
2010395$107,544242$110,016
2009406$108,171115$111,847
2008235$106,49293$115,020
2007213$109,60390$110,958
2006177$108,48195$110,546
2005121$106,95392$108,738
200480$106,90263$108,081
200323$111,083
200218$109,946
20019$124,243
200011$121,003
199936$118,757
19989$110,752
19977$108,599
19966$106,292

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.