David Merkel

$223,317.43asInspector+15.85%

Employed by City Of Ottawa – Police Services in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

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Position

Inspector

Employer

City Of Ottawa – Police Services

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Inspector	$223,317.43	$6,093.60	15.85%
2024	Staff Sergeant	$192,771.93	$609.96	4.08%
2023	Inspector	$185,214.78	$609.96	3.71%
2022	Staff Sergeant	$178,583.36	$609.96	17.99%
2021	Staff Sergeant	$151,353.19	$609.96	0.3%
2020	Staff Sergeant	$151,802.71	$573.48	6%
2019	Staff Sergeant	$143,211.54	$526.92	8.7%
2018	Staff Sergeant	$131,751.68	$526.92	2.72%
2017	Sergeant	$128,261.91	$526.92	7.51%
2015	Sergeant	$119,302.46	$766.92	9.28%
2014	Sergeant	$109,171.80	$851.92	5.71%
2013	Sergeant	$115,783.58	$1,126.92	6.73%
2011	Sergeant	$108,481.43	$449.16	7.67%
2010	Sergeant	$100,754.33	$449.16	7.05%
2009	Sergeant	$108,400.02	$449.16	0.4%
2008	Constable	$108,835.46	$449.16	1.01%
2007	Constable	$107,752.19	$449.16	—

David Merkel, Inspector at City Of Ottawa – Police Services, earned a disclosed salary of $223,317.43 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 15.85% increase over the previous year's reported salary. David Merkel has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $223,317.43 in 2025. In addition to salary, $6,093.60 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. City Of Ottawa – Police Services reports under the Municipalities & Services sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Inspectors in City Of Ottawa – Police Services

Name	Salary
Scott Pettis	$274,105.08
Jamie Harper	$273,702.05
Brian Samuel	$263,082.59
Julie Mann	$246,609.98
John Svab	$237,107.87
Mark Bouwmeester	$236,304.48
Cory Robertson	$223,969.32
David Merkel	$223,317.43
Robert Price	$214,999.45
John Mbakulo	$214,676.91

Top earning Inspectors in Ontario

Name	Salary	Employer
Michael Deyell Ontario Provincial Police	$277,338.51	Ontario Provincial Police
Milje Matovski Ontario Provincial Police	$265,792.73	Ontario Provincial Police
Jason Ma Hobson Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services	$265,323.11	Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services
Michael Wagenaar Ontario Provincial Police	$258,195.40	Ontario Provincial Police
Kevin Leahy City Of Toronto – Police Service	$255,890.08	City Of Toronto – Police Service
Adam Wilkins Ontario Provincial Police	$255,820.78	Ontario Provincial Police
David Gillan Ontario Provincial Police	$253,490.40	Ontario Provincial Police
Daniel Lee City Of Toronto – Police Service	$249,424.33	City Of Toronto – Police Service
Sven Cormack Smith City Of London – Police Services	$247,615.62	City Of London – Police Services
Richard Riopelle Ontario Provincial Police	$245,097.13	Ontario Provincial Police

Other employees at City Of Ottawa – Police Services

Name	Position	Salary
Steven Lewis Constable	Constable	$227,919.80
Robert Drummond Superintendent	Superintendent	$226,902.87
Luc Durocher Constable	Constable	$226,841.04
Christiane Huneault Legal Counsel	Legal Counsel	$224,940.21
Cory Robertson Inspector	Inspector	$223,969.32
Kevin Maloney Superintendent	Superintendent	$222,636.94
Barmak Anvari Sergeant	Sergeant	$222,247.45
John Steinbachs Executive Director of Strategy and Communication	Executive Director of Strategy and Communication	$221,836.30
Shane Dehartog Sergeant	Sergeant	$221,622.43
Jeffrey Pilon Staff Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	$221,280.41