Detective Sergeant
Municipalities and Services · FY2025
Median salary & employees over time 2010–2025
Salary distribution FY2025 · disclosed employees
By employer FY2025 · ranked by disclosed employees
| # | Employer | Disclosed Emp. | Median salary | P90 salary | Max salary | New entrants | Raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Toronto Police Service overall | 89 | $182,444 | $215,240 | $264,862 | 0 | +6.4% |
| 2 | Regional Municipality of Niagara Niagara Reg Police overall | 48 | $171,241 | $194,239 | $222,647 | 0 | +12.2% |
| 3 | Regional Municipality of Peel Police Services overall | 38 | $192,791 | $228,463 | $284,818 | 0 | +11.9% |
| 4 | Regional Municipality of York Police Services overall | 32 | $165,714 | $184,889 | $200,062 | 0 | +7.6% |
| 5 | City of Greater Sudbury overall | 14 | $146,309 | $162,439 | $176,639 | 0 | +3.6% |
| 6 | Regional Municipality of Halton overall | 4 | $160,397 | $170,904 | $171,772 | 0 | n/a |
| 7 | City of Cornwall Police Services overall | 4 | $154,005 | $157,528 | $157,841 | 0 | +6.8% |
| 8 | Municipality of Port Hope Police Services Board overall | 1 | $134,509 | $134,509 | $134,509 | 0 | n/a |
"New entrants" is headcount in their first year in this exact role at this employer — not a hire count; many already worked here.
By region FY2025 · salary paid · where the employer is based
Regions with fewer than 10 disclosed employees aren't charted.
Where they came from FY2025 incumbents · previous disclosed position
| Previous position | People | Share | Median yrs in it | Median pay change | Same employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detective | 82 | 36% | 5 | +9.1% | 100% |
| Staff Sergeant | 76 | 34% | 2 | +5.4% | 100% |
| Sergeant | 60 | 27% | 2 | +4.6% | 100% |
218 of 230 people (95%) in this position in 2025 came from a position shown here. The rest first appeared on the list in this one, came from a less common position, or had earlier titles that weren't normalized. Previous positions are shown when they're at least 5% of moves and 3 people. Pay change compares salary paid in the last year in the previous position with the first year in this one, so a partial year can skew it. Same employer is the share who made the move without changing employer.
Trend 2010–2025
| Year | Disclosed Emp. | Median salary | P90 salary | Raise | Newly Promoted | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 230 | $176,152 | $205,057 | +8.3% | 33 | 22.6% F |
| 2024 | 277 | $164,784 | $198,910 | +4.1% | 32 | 22.4% F |
| 2023 | 213 | $155,977 | $183,286 | +2.3% | 8 | 20.7% F |
| 2022 | 221 | $153,003 | $171,921 | +3.6% | 19 | 18.6% F |
| 2021 | 215 | $146,705 | $174,868 | +1.1% | 10 | 20.5% F |
| 2020 | 197 | $144,859 | $167,071 | +3.7% | 6 | 15.7% F |
| 2019 | 204 | $140,018 | $161,164 | +2.6% | 19 | 19.6% F |
| 2018 | 197 | $137,612 | $156,887 | +2.5% | 8 | 24.9% F |
| 2017 | 215 | $135,026 | $150,112 | +2.5% | 8 | 24.2% F |
| 2016 | 210 | $131,417 | $147,570 | -1.6% | 3 | 22.9% F |
| 2015 | 212 | $132,809 | $158,175 | +4.9% | 8 | 21.2% F |
| 2014 | 214 | $128,810 | $147,201 | +3.2% | 19 | 21.5% F |
| 2013 | 216 | $123,190 | $146,030 | +4.3% | 3 | 20.4% F |
| 2012 | 229 | $120,978 | $138,390 | +6.2% | 9 | 18.8% F |
| 2011 | 231 | $114,698 | $129,525 | +1.4% | 8 | 19.0% F |
| 2010 | 220 | $112,826 | $124,786 | n/a | 0 | 16.4% F |
Raise is the average change for people who held this exact role, in this sector, in both years — not a same-role year-over-year average, which would be skewed by people newly crossing the disclosure threshold or leaving. Promotions is a heuristic (title changed and raise ≥10% in the same year), not verified. Gender is a name-based estimate, shown only for years with 20 or more disclosed employees.