How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $265,907 ranks in the top 1.4% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 0.3% of 3,382 at City of Hamilton.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $265,907 | $562 | +52.3% |
| 2024 | Sergeant 1st Class | City of Hamilton | $174,566 | $729 | +16.9% |
| 2023 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $149,276 | $2,237 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $143,175 | $2,311 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $140,574 | $1,379 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $134,068 | $1,967 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $128,723 | $1,065 | +17.9% |
| 2018 | Constable-Breath/Bomb | City of Hamilton | $109,168 | $503 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | Constable-Breath/Bomb | City of Hamilton | $109,099 | $1,366 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $108,142 | $1,541 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $117,344 | $882 | +17.1% |
| 2014 | Detective Constable | City of Hamilton | $100,189 | $862 | — |