Highest-Paid Police Officers in Ontario (2025)

In 2025, 21,474 police officer roles appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List, earning an average of $146,355 and a median of $142,617. The highest-paid was Nishan Duraiappah (Chief of Police at Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services) at $604,449. Constables, sergeants, and other sworn police and law-enforcement officers.

Figures cover disclosed public-sector employees only (those above Ontario’s $100,000 disclosure threshold). Records span 1996–2025.

Police Officers disclosed (2025)
21,474
Average
$146,355
Median
$142,617
Highest
$604,449

Top 25 highest-paid police officers (2025)

#NameEmployerTotal
1Nishan DuraiappahRegional Municipality Of Peel Police Services$604,449
2Thomas CarriqueOntario Provincial Police$468,524
3James MacsweenRegional Municipality Of York Police Services$455,692
4Stephen TannerRegional Municipality Of Halton$454,083
5Myron DemkiwCity Of Toronto – Police Service$445,367
6Bill FordyRegional Municipality Of Niagara – Niagara Reg. Police$437,368
7Gary HarperOntario Provincial Police$426,635
8Francis BergenCity Of Hamilton$411,953
9Michael MarshallSolicitor General$400,751
10Eric StubbsCity Of Ottawa – Police Services$392,930
11Rhoel OngCity Of Toronto – Police Service$390,092
12Brett MooreCity Of Toronto – Police Service$371,958
13Mariusz TurkotCity Of Toronto – Police Service$366,484
14Chung WongCity Of Toronto – Police Service$363,101
15Blain YoungCity Of Toronto – Police Service$357,088
16Robert SerpeRegional Municipality Of Peel Police Services Board$352,837
17Dean JoncasSolicitor General$351,005
18Peter MoreiraRegional Municipality Of Durham$347,834
19Mark CrowellRegional Municipality Of Waterloo – Police$344,575
20Judy GrantCity Of Toronto – Police Service$340,523
21Kyriakos PapadopoulosCity Of Toronto – Police Service$338,746
22Marcia HanlonRegional Municipality Of Peel Police Services$329,921
23Brad DuceNishnawbe Aski Police Services$329,607
24Thai TruongCity Of London – Police Services$324,685
25Helen LamontOntario Provincial Police$324,653

Employers with the most police officers (2025)

City Of Toronto – Police Service4,956 · $154,038 avgOntario Provincial Police2,913 · $148,796 avgRegional Municipality Of Peel Police Services1,865 · $152,393 avgCity Of Ottawa – Police Services1,454 · $147,177 avgRegional Municipality Of York Police Services1,406 · $135,358 avgRegional Municipality Of Durham1,111 · $139,601 avgCity Of Hamilton777 · $144,559 avgRegional Municipality Of Niagara – Niagara Reg. Police774 · $150,897 avgRegional Municipality Of Waterloo – Police754 · $138,822 avgCity Of London – Police Services565 · $145,105 avgRegional Municipality Of Halton515 · $143,077 avgCity Of Windsor411 · $137,792 avg

Job titles included

Constable5,289Police Constable4,175Law Enforcement Officer2,864Sergeant1,597Plainclothes Police Constable1,286Staff Sergeant951Detective Constable585Police – Constable506Special Constable483First Class Constable424

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