Toronto police will vote later this month on a new contract that would boost salaries by 11.5 per cent over four years and make them the highest-paid force in the country.

A tentative agreement between the city and the Toronto Police Association was reached earlier this week that would see a first class constable who currently makes $81,000 earn 90,000 by 2014, according to The Canadian Press.

The tentative agreement would see salaries increase 3.19 per cent this year, almost three per cent in each of the next two years, and two per cent in 2014.

While union representatives would not confirm those numbers, they did tell CTV Toronto's Naomi Parness that they would recommend the 5,600 officers and 2,100 civilians it represents accept the offer when it comes to a vote on May 25.

The police association says the raise would put them on par with other forces like the OPP and Peel Regional Police.

Coun. Adam Vaughn, however, questions how the city could offer a raise in the face of its huge financial pressures. Vaughn fears it could set the stage for other unions to ask for similar raises.

But Coun. Doug Ford said the pay increase is warranted based on the danger officers subject themselves to on a daily basis, adding that it is likely that arbitration would have resulted in an even pay increase.

With a report from CTV Toronto's Naomi Parness