Tara Helmer

$147,632.31asSergeant

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2013 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Sergeant
$147,632.31
$609.96
5.55%
2024
Sergeant
$139,868.30
$609.96
4.23%
2023
Sergeant
$146,048.67
$609.96
5.07%
2022
Staff Sergeant
$153,845.97
$609.96
17.56%
2021
Sergeant
$130,861.00
$609.96
0.73%
2020
Sergeant
$129,919.04
$573.48
2.14%
2019
Sergeant
$127,192.95
$526.92
2.26%
2018
Sergeant
$124,387.14
$586.92
3.62%
2017
Sergeant
$120,044.37
$646.92
6.13%
2016
Sergeant
$113,113.55
$706.92
0.08%
2015
Sergeant
$113,207.70
$766.92
5.01%
2014
Sergeant
$119,174.55
$841.92
4.35%
2013
Sergeant
$114,203.87
$886.92

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Tara Helmer was paid $147,632.31 in 2025 as Sergeant at City Of Ottawa – Police Services. This represents a 5.55% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Tara Helmer has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times between 2013 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $153,845.97 in 2022. In addition to salary, $609.96 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 Sergeants in City Of Ottawa – Police Services

NameSalary
Andrew Won$249,173.68
Michael Adlard$235,462.79
Barmak Anvari$222,247.45
Shane Dehartog$221,622.43
Mike Edens$220,493.54
Alan Tam$218,914.95
Shawn Kyle Graham$217,953.48
Kristin Jennings$215,748.55
Kewei Xiao$215,210.55
Michael Cathcart$212,096.83

Top earning Sergeants in Ontario

NameSalary
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$371,957.53
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$363,100.72
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$357,087.66
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$340,523.15
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services
$329,921.34
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$316,719.44
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$315,583.60
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$313,865.44
Regional Municipality Of Niagara – Niagara Reg. Police
$313,040.41
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$295,730.22
NameSalary
Todd Clark
Constable
$147,759.96
Trevor Butler
Special Constable
$147,750.66
Patrick Wiseman
Constable
$147,739.89
Stephane Fournier
Sergeant
$147,709.37
Franco Sacco
Sergeant
$147,663.47
Isabelle Cyr
Constable
$147,629.14
Jenny Perreault
Sergeant
$147,580.27
Thomas Smith
Constable
$147,563.81
Eric Stewart
Constable
$147,530.41
Megan Fargey
Constable
$147,443.07