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Diane Tsang

Attorney General/Counsel

2025 Salary

$242,794

Total compensation $243,073, 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

#1,187

Attorney General

Years on List

7

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$242,794

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 7 yearly values of total compensation, from $104,507 in 2016 to $243,073 in 2025. No data for 2017. No data for 2022. No data for 2024.$100K$150K$200K$250K201620182019202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$104,507 in 2016 is worth about $133,646 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025CounselAttorney General$242,794Benefits $279Total $243,073
2023Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général$155,840Benefits $229Total $156,069
2021CounselAttorney General$113,072Benefits $205Total $113,277
2020CounselAttorney General$149,246Benefits $190Total $149,436
2019CounselAttorney General$142,560Benefits $177Total $142,737
2018CounselAttorney General$124,950Benefits $186Total $125,136
2016CounselAttorney General$104,507Benefits $0Total $104,507

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Diane Tsang was paid $242,794 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $152,351, an effective income-tax rate of about 35.0%. That is in line with the 2025 median of $243,487 for Counsel on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 2016. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$152,351
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~35.0%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~37.3%
vs. 2025 Counsel median
about even

Where does $242,794 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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