Caterina Tempesta
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$326,508Total compensation $326,834, including $327 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
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At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#489Attorney General
Years on List
202002–2025
Peak Salary
$326,5082025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2002–2025
$105,087 in 2002 is worth about $172,553 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $326,508Benefits $327Total $326,834 |
| 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 | $220,625Benefits $278Total $220,903 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $153,465Benefits $228Total $153,693 |
| 2017 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $208,425Benefits $303Total $208,728 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $209,480Benefits $317Total $209,797 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $207,193Benefits $334Total $207,527 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $200,198Benefits $329Total $200,527 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $187,570Benefits $286Total $187,856 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $174,609Benefits $247Total $174,857 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $166,326Benefits $246Total $166,572 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $157,582Benefits $264Total $157,846 |
| 2009 | CounselAttorney General | $148,626Benefits $253Total $148,879 |
| 2008 | CounselAttorney General | $139,378Benefits $258Total $139,636 |
| 2004 | CounselAttorney General | $106,902Benefits $207Total $107,109 |
| 2003 | CounselAttorney General | $108,008Benefits $202Total $108,209 |
| 2002 | CounselAttorney General | $105,087Benefits $51Total $105,138 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Caterina Tempesta's 2025 salary of $326,508 comes to roughly $191,686 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 39.6% effective) is deducted. That is about 34% above the 2025 median of $243,487 for Counsel on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 20 years in all, first in 2002. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$191,686
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~41.3%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +34%
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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.