What does a Canine Handler make at Ontario Provincial Police?

In 2025 the median Canine Handler at Ontario Provincial Police was paid $217,690 (24 people). That is about 2% more than the provincial median of $212,949 for the role. The highest-paid was $241,617.

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People

24

listed as Canine Handler in 2025

Median salary

$217,690

salary paid, 2025

Highest paid

$241,617

salary paid, 2025

vs Ontario

+$4,740

against $212,949 province-wide

Best paid in the role
Ontario Provincial Police · 2025

Best-paid Canine Handler at Ontario Provincial Police, 2025
#NameSalaryTotal
1Jacob Tl MurphyCanine Handler$241,617$241,788
2William HalversonCanine Handler$238,228$238,432
3Gilles BeaulneCanine Handler$235,086$237,543
4Scott SauveCanine Handler$231,580$231,774
5D MihellCanine Handler$230,757$230,962
6Melissa PirieCanine Handler$230,017$230,216
7Sarah BrowneCanine Handler$228,820$229,025
8Bradley LooyenCanine Handler$227,075$227,269
9Dale SolfCanine Handler$224,393$224,587
10Adam MartinCanine Handler$220,115$220,314

The 10 highest salaries among the 24 Ontario Provincial Police records mapped to Canine Handler in 2025. The full 2025 roster →

Median by year
2019–2025

  • At Ontario Provincial Police
  • Ontario median for the role
At Ontario Provincial Police and Ontario median for the role, 2019–2025At Ontario Provincial Police: $143,371 in 2019 to $217,690 in 2025. Ontario median for the role: $143,371 in 2019 to $212,949 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$250K2019202120232025

Median salary paid, Canine Handler at Ontario Provincial Police, against every Canine Handler in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.

Year by year

Canine Handler at Ontario Provincial Police by year
YearPeopleMedianHighestOntario median
202524$217,690$241,617$212,949
202424$178,662$209,962$165,164
202325$164,899$195,455$164,899
202224$162,838$182,147$162,838
202125$147,133$166,818$147,133
202024$150,465$173,949$150,465
201925$143,371$170,941$143,371

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Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to Canine Handler at Ontario Provincial Police on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025. The 2025 figures were published here on .