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Brendan Gray

Information and Privacy Commissioner/Legal Counsel / Avocat

2025 Salary

$282,740

Total compensation $283,075, including $335 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

#5

Information and Privacy Commissioner

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$282,740

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $103,420 in 2016 to $283,075 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20162025

$103,248 in 2016 is worth about $132,036 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner$282,740
2024Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner$276,563
2023Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée$214,943
2022Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner$184,896
2021Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner$171,680
2020Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner$145,196
2019Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner$147,317
2018Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation and Privacy Commissioner$131,268
2017Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation and Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée$136,837
2016Legal CounselInformation and Privacy Commissioner$103,248

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $282,740 Brendan Gray earned in 2025, roughly $171,346 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 39.4%. On total compensation of $283,075, Brendan Gray ranked #5 of 118 disclosed at Information and Privacy Commissioner that year, where the median salary was $129,715. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$171,346
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~37.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~39.4%
vs. 2025 Legal Counsel median
+98%

Where does $282,740 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

Also at Information and Privacy Commissioner
2025

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