Diane Tsang
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$242,794Total 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
#1,187Attorney General
Years on List
72016–2025
Peak Salary
$242,7942025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$104,507 in 2016 is worth about $133,646 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $242,794Benefits $279Total $243,073 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général | $155,840Benefits $229Total $156,069 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $113,072Benefits $205Total $113,277 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $149,246Benefits $190Total $149,436 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $142,560Benefits $177Total $142,737 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $124,950Benefits $186Total $125,136 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney 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
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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.