Carolyn Leach
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$292,596Total compensation $292,875, including $279 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
#922Attorney General
Years on List
232001–2025
Peak Salary
$292,5962025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2001–2025
$106,539 in 2001 is worth about $178,872 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $292,596Benefits $279Total $292,875 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $230,669Benefits $300Total $230,969 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney 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 | $229,971Benefits $278Total $230,249 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $227,383Benefits $274Total $227,657 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $208,425Benefits $299Total $208,724 |
| 2017 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $208,425Benefits $303Total $208,728 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $209,480Benefits $317Total $209,797 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $207,308Benefits $334Total $207,642 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $200,198Benefits $329Total $200,527 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $193,125Benefits $291Total $193,416 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $193,125Benefits $263Total $193,388 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $191,415Benefits $272Total $191,687 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $176,452Benefits $296Total $176,748 |
| 2009 | CounselAttorney General | $166,423Benefits $283Total $166,706 |
| 2008 | CounselAttorney General | $120,959Benefits $304Total $121,263 |
| 2007 | CounselAttorney General | $134,276Benefits $256Total $134,532 |
| 2006 | CounselAttorney General | $120,504Benefits $227Total $120,731 |
| 2005 | CounselAttorney General | $107,312Benefits $199Total $107,510 |
| 2004 | CounselAttorney General | $109,981Benefits $191Total $110,172 |
| 2001 | CounselAttorney General | $106,539Benefits $215Total $106,754 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Carolyn Leach's 2025 salary of $292,596 comes to roughly $175,927 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 38.0% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Counsel on the 2025 list was paid $243,487; this salary is about 20% more. That is about 27% more than the $230,669 paid in 2024. Carolyn Leach has appeared on the list 23 times since 2001. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$175,927
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.9%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +20%
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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.