Daniel Morton
Attorney General/Counsel
2024 Salary — last year on the list
$196,699Total compensation $196,947, including $248 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
2024
Employer Rank
#1,055Attorney General
Years on List
82017–2024
Peak Salary
$238,0702022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2024
$159,541 in 2017 is worth about $200,894 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $196,699Benefits $248Total $196,947 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur Général | $218,447Benefits $292Total $218,739 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $238,070Benefits $286Total $238,357 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $217,873Benefits $278Total $218,152 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $203,813Benefits $259Total $204,072 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $195,258Benefits $242Total $195,501 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $148,760Benefits $252Total $149,012 |
| 2017 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur général | $159,541Benefits $241Total $159,782 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2024 estimate
Daniel Morton was paid $196,699 in 2024; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $128,283, an effective income-tax rate of about 32.2%. That is about 1% below the 2024 median of $198,970 for Counsel on the Sunshine List. That is about 10% less than the $218,447 paid in 2023. Daniel Morton has appeared on the list 8 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$128,283
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,105
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.8%
- vs. 2024 Counsel median
- −1%
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Estimate only: 2024 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.