Colin Penson
Solicitor General/General Duty Officer
2025 Salary
$124,899Total compensation $125,100, 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
#2,736Solicitor General
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$124,8992025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$110,517 in 2020 is worth about $132,459 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $124,899Benefits $201Total $125,100 |
| 2024 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $120,128Benefits $197Total $120,326 |
| 2023 | General Duty Officer / Agent des services générauxSolicitor General / Solliciteur général | $106,266Benefits $181Total $106,448 |
| 2022 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $113,422Benefits $181Total $113,603 |
| 2021 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $104,271Benefits $180Total $104,451 |
| 2020 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $110,517Benefits $174Total $110,690 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Colin Penson's 2025 salary of $124,899 comes to roughly $89,664 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.8% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median General Duty Officer on the 2025 list was paid $118,959; this salary is about 5% more. Colin Penson has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. 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
- ~$89,664
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- vs. 2025 General Duty Officer median
- +5%
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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.