Chris Butsch
Solicitor General/General Duty Officer
2025 Salary
$153,090Total compensation $153,291, including $201 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
#1,028Solicitor General
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$190,9202020
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$190,920 in 2020 is worth about $228,825 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $153,090Benefits $201Total $153,291 |
| 2024 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $167,665Benefits $197Total $167,862 |
| 2023 | General Duty Officer / Agent des services générauxSolicitor General / Solliciteur général | $132,585Benefits $181Total $132,766 |
| 2022 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $105,023Benefits $181Total $105,204 |
| 2021 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $151,941Benefits $180Total $152,122 |
| 2020 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $190,920Benefits $174Total $191,094 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Chris Butsch was paid $153,090 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $105,585, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.4%. For comparison, the median General Duty Officer on the 2025 list was paid $118,959; this salary is about 29% more. It is down about 9% from the $167,665 paid in 2024. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,585
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
- vs. 2025 General Duty Officer median
- +29%
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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.