Law Enforcement Officer salary in Ontario
2,864 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $127,859 and $163,525.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1999 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2001 | $101,957 |
| 2002 | $101,621 |
| 2003 | $106,470 |
| 2004 | $102,888 |
| 2005 | $104,752 |
| 2006 | $106,234 |
| 2007 | $106,367 |
| 2008 | $107,145 |
| 2009 | $106,824 |
| 2010 | $106,305 |
| 2011 | $106,689 |
| 2012 | $106,228 |
| 2013 | $105,620 |
| 2014 | $108,236 |
| 2015 | $107,729 |
| 2016 | $110,592 |
| 2017 | $111,029 |
| 2018 | $112,844 |
| 2019 | $114,350 |
| 2020 | $116,506 |
| 2021 | $119,127 |
| 2022 | $124,093 |
| 2023 | $121,494 |
| 2024 | $122,656 |
| 2025 | $148,515 |
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People with this title by salary, 2025.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Law Enforcement Officer in Ontario’s public sector?
$148,515 among the 2,864 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.
How much do most people with the title Law Enforcement Officer on the list earn?
Half were paid between $127,859 and $163,525 in 2025; the highest salary was $426,635.
Which employer has the most people with the title Law Enforcement Officer?
Ontario Provincial Police, with 2,864 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Law Enforcement Officer are on the list?
2,864 in 2025, up from 7 in 2001.
What share of people with the title Law Enforcement Officer are paid $150,000 or more?
47% of those on the 2025 list (1,344 people), and 4% $200,000 or more (107).
How does Law Enforcement Officer pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $148,515, is 21.5% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Law Enforcement Officer make at Ontario Provincial Police?
The median salary of the 2,864 people with this title at Ontario Provincial Police was $148,515 in 2025.
Has Law Enforcement Officer pay gone up?
The median rose 21.1% from 2024 ($122,656) to 2025. In 2001 it was $101,957.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.