How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $239,191 ranks in the top 2.3% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 0.8% of 3,382 at City of Hamilton.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $239,191 | $573 | +27.6% |
| 2024 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $187,429 | $607 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $191,783 | $566 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $186,596 | $682 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $163,322 | $658 | -15.5% |
| 2020 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $193,171 | $649 | +31.4% |
| 2019 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $147,030 | $686 | +27.2% |
| 2018 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $115,558 | $683 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $117,203 | $495 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | Sergeant 2nd Class | City of Hamilton | $114,344 | $608 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $120,314 | $567 | +16.0% |
| 2014 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $103,735 | $630 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $101,368 | $564 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $103,976 | $516 | — |