Public Salaries
Salary disclosure2025
Salary paid
$148,124.57
Taxable benefits
$760.20
Total disclosed
$148,884.77
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$986 (+0.7%)
15years on
the list

Among 1,597 people with the title “Sergeant” in 2025

Paid more than 21% of them. Their median: $160,294.

Among 1,052 people at Regional Municipality Of Waterloo – Police in 2025

289th highest paid. Their median: $135,275.

Paid more than 79% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2011$111,666$105,802
2012$105,176$109,415
2013$114,020$112,689
2014$120,513$115,772
2015$114,452$119,073
2016$121,061$120,132
2017$120,250$123,495
2018$129,360$136,770
2019$152,425$140,475
2020$128,739$130,925
2021$133,243$133,058
2022$141,811$140,934
2023$147,249$143,475
2024$147,138$150,114
2025$148,125$160,294

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Questions and answers

Why is Michael Macdonald on the disclosure list?

Regional Municipality Of Waterloo – Police paid Michael Macdonald $148,125 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

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

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?

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Years are matched by name and employer. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal