How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $310,840 ranks in the top 0.8% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 0.2% of 817 at City of Barrie.
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Career — other appearances under this name
Matched by name only — the disclosure data has no person identifier, so some of these may be a different person who shares the name. Indicative, not confirmed.
“Richard Johnston” appears under 14 employers across the list — likely several different individuals share this name.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Police Chief | City of Barrie | $310,840 | $27,416 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | Chief of Police | City of Barrie | $291,434 | $22,263 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | Chief of Police | City of Barrie | $274,819 | $22,049 | +23.7% |
| 2022 | Barrie Police - Deputy Chief | City of Barrie | $222,241 | $15,008 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | Barrie Police Deputy Chief of Police | City of Barrie | $205,349 | $13,808 | +13.7% |
| 2020 | Barrie Polices Services Inspector | City of Barrie | $180,684 | $10,557 | +16.6% |
| 2019 | Inspector | City of Barrie | $154,982 | $10,695 | +12.3% |
| 2018 | Inspector | City of Barrie | $137,996 | $1,199 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | Staff Sergeant | City of Barrie | $130,232 | $587 | +11.2% |
| 2016 | Staff Sergeant | City of Barrie | $117,148 | $520 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | Sergeant | City of Barrie | $111,591 | $499 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | Sergeant | City of Barrie | $106,964 | $477 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | Sergeant | City of Barrie | $100,800 | $414 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | Sergeant | City of Barrie | $100,531 | $391 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | Police - Sergeant | City of Barrie | $100,695 | $359 | — |