Bethany Simons
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$312,422Total compensation $312,744, including $322 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#828Attorney General
Years on List
232001–2025
Peak Salary
$312,4222025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2001–2025
$111,577 in 2001 is worth about $187,330 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $312,422 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $222,765 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général | $110,588 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $233,643 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $229,382 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $225,711 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $218,986 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $182,853 |
| 2017 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur général | $158,808 |
| 2016 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $136,499 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $137,820 |
| 2013 | Deputy DirectorAttorney General | $194,497 |
| 2012 | Deputy DirectorAttorney General | $195,132 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $192,918 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $180,146 |
| 2009 | CounselAttorney General | $169,907 |
| 2008 | CounselAttorney General | $158,746 |
| 2007 | CounselAttorney General | $142,989 |
| 2006 | CounselAttorney General | $135,967 |
| 2005 | CounselAttorney General | $120,125 |
| 2004 | CounselAttorney General | $115,487 |
| 2002 | CounselAttorney General | $101,312 |
| 2001 | CounselAttorney General | $111,577 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Bethany Simons was paid $312,422 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $185,140, an effective income-tax rate of about 39.0%. It is up about 40% on the $222,765 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 23 years in all, first in 2001. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$185,140
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.7%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +28%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.