The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Joshua Coates
Joshua Coates served as the Staff Sergeant at City of Woodstock - Woodstock Police Service in 2024, received an annual salary of $158,329.82 and a taxable benefit of $707.64, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Joshua has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$159,037.46
Total paid in 2024
$158,329.82
Salary
$707.64
Taxable Benefit
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Find Joshua on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Staff Sergeant |
| Employer : | City of Woodstock - Woodstock Police Service |
| Sector : | Municipalities and Services |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2016 and 2024, Joshua experienced an average annual increase of approximately 3.27% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at City of Woodstock - Woodstock Police Service. By 2024, Joshua's total pay had risen by 28.28% compared to the pay in 2016. Notably, during Joshua's tenure as Staff Sergeant, there has been a significant 6.71% rise in compensation over the past 2 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Staff Sergeant | $158,330 | $708 | ⇩ -3.30% |
| 2023 | Staff Sergeant | $163,835 | $632 | ⇧ 10.35% |
| 2022 | Staff Sergeant | $148,403 | $632 | ⇧ 1.63% |
| 2021 | Sergeant | $145,827 | $814 | ⇧ 11.58% |
| 2020 | Sergeant | $130,605 | $813 | ⇧ 0.64% |
| 2019 | Sergeant | $129,784 | $794 | ⇧ 4.01% |
| 2018 | Sergeant | $124,835 | $713 | ⇧ 0.85% |
| 2017 | Sergeant | $123,764 | $731 | ⇧ 0.42% |
| 2016 | Sergeant | $123,139 | $834 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 4 employees who held exactly same position title ( Staff Sergeant ) in the City of Woodstock - Woodstock Police Service.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Coates | $158,330 | $708 |
| Nathan Hergott | $146,792 | $708 |
| Timothy Pinder | $146,655 | $708 |
| Kevin Talsma | $157,136 | $708 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 978 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 978 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoel Ong | Staff Sergeant | City of Toronto - Police Service | $354,134 |
| Dean Joncas | Staff Sergeant | Solicitor General | $293,060 |
| Murray Haday | Staff Sergeant | Regional Municipality of Niagara - Niagara Reg. Police | $285,933 |
| David Caron | Police Staff Sergeant | City of Guelph - Guelph Police Service | $274,469 |
| Michael Clark | Staff Sergeant | Regional Municipality of Niagara - Niagara Reg. Police | $270,556 |
| David Sawyer | Staff Sergeant | Regional Municipality of Niagara - Niagara Reg. Police | $270,520 |
| Patrick Frost | Staff Sergeant | City of Ottawa - Police Services | $259,309 |
| Scott Pettis | Staff Sergeant | City of Ottawa - Police Services | $256,215 |
| Jeffrey Caplan | Police - Staff Sergeant | Regional Municipality of Durham | $255,842 |
| Brian Samuel | Staff Sergeant | City of Ottawa - Police Services | $253,594 |