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City of Ottawa – Police Services vs Regional Municipality of York Police Services: who pays more?

In 2025 City of Ottawa – Police Services listed 1,779 employees with a median of $143,052; Regional Municipality of York Police Services listed 2,072 with a median of $132,463 — that is 8% more at the median for City of Ottawa – Police Services, and Regional Municipality of York Police Services lists 1.2× as many people.

On the list

City of Ottawa – Police Services
1,779
Regional Municipality of York Police Services
2,072

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

City of Ottawa – Police Services
$143,052
Regional Municipality of York Police Services
$132,463

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

City of Ottawa – Police Services
$147,156
Regional Municipality of York Police Services
$135,752

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

City of Ottawa – Police Services
$263.3M
Regional Municipality of York Police Services
$283.4M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
20042025

  • City of Ottawa – Police Services
  • Regional Municipality of York Police Services
City of Ottawa – Police Services and Regional Municipality of York Police Services, 2004–2025City of Ottawa – Police Services: $106,902 in 2004 to $143,052 in 2025. Regional Municipality of York Police Services: $114,426 in 2004 to $132,463 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K2004201120182025

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 Regional Municipality of York Police Services by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearCity of Ottawa – Police ServicesRegional Municipality of York Police Services
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20251,779$143,0522,072$132,463
20241,598$135,3071,887$126,280
20231,558$132,5511,713$124,056
20221,656$137,3941,641$120,744
20211,435$119,9831,578$117,741
20201,461$121,7371,536$118,756
20191,375$118,3921,466$115,422
20181,326$120,0431,398$112,838
20171,302$119,2031,305$111,978
20161,203$115,6351,139$110,024
20151,013$112,4751,155$116,215
20141,079$111,813900$112,625
20131,039$112,245734$113,402
2012551$108,299
2011394$108,188
2010395$107,544
2009406$108,171229$106,479
2008235$106,492229$106,785
2007213$109,603111$106,215
2006177$108,48176$109,616
2005121$106,95355$112,902
200480$106,90249$114,426

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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.