Brian Whitehead
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$214,149Total compensation $214,309, including $161 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
#1,375Attorney General
Years on List
242001–2025
Peak Salary
$236,4562023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2001–2025
$121,540 in 2001 is worth about $204,059 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $214,149Benefits $161Total $214,309 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $230,669Benefits $300Total $230,969 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur Général | $236,456Benefits $292Total $236,748 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $233,643Benefits $286Total $233,929 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $229,382Benefits $284Total $229,666 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $225,711Benefits $278Total $225,989 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $227,383Benefits $274Total $227,657 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $208,425Benefits $299Total $208,724 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $205,594Benefits $317Total $205,912 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $207,080Benefits $334Total $207,414 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $200,198Benefits $329Total $200,527 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $193,125Benefits $291Total $193,416 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $193,125Benefits $263Total $193,388 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur général | $193,125Benefits $275Total $193,400 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $191,065Benefits $309Total $191,374 |
| 2009 | CounselAttorney General | $177,850Benefits $302Total $178,153 |
| 2008 | CounselAttorney General | $167,026Benefits $300Total $167,326 |
| 2007 | CounselAttorney General | $152,520Benefits $274Total $152,794 |
| 2006 | CounselAttorney General | $145,030Benefits $243Total $145,272 |
| 2005 | CounselAttorney General | $128,132Benefits $215Total $128,347 |
| 2004 | CounselAttorney General | $123,185Benefits $214Total $123,399 |
| 2003 | CounselAttorney General | $120,966Benefits $226Total $121,192 |
| 2002 | CounselAttorney General | $110,189Benefits $234Total $110,424 |
| 2001 | CounselAttorney General | $121,540Benefits $241Total $121,781 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $214,149 Brian Whitehead earned in 2025, roughly $137,874 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 35.6%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 24 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
- ~$137,874
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.6%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- −12%
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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.