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Donald Bennett

Attorney General/Director, Legal Services

2025 Salary

$353,482

Total compensation $353,851, including $369 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

#103

Attorney General

Years on List

19

2006–2025

Peak Salary

$353,482

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 19 yearly values of total compensation, from $130,610 in 2006 to $353,851 in 2025. No data for 2017.$100K$200K$300K$400K200620102013201820212025
Total compensation, 2006–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20062025

$130,552 in 2006 is worth about $196,487 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Director, Legal ServicesAttorney General$353,482
2024Portfolio Director - Indigenous, Lands and ResourcesAttorney General$272,146
2023Portfolio Director - Indigenous, Lands and Resources / Directeur de portefeuille, Autochtones, terres et ressourcesAttorney General / Procureur Général$276,337
2022Director, Legal ServicesAttorney General$251,788
2021Director, Legal ServicesAttorney General$246,869
2020Director, Legal ServicesAttorney General$245,079
2019Director, Legal ServicesAttorney General$226,715
2018Director, Legal ServicesAttorney General$218,835
2016CounselAttorney General$203,166
2015Counsel / AvocatAttorney General$206,398
2014Director, Legal Services / Directeur, services juridiquesAttorney General$203,237
2013Deputy DirectorAttorney General$195,187
2012Deputy DirectorAttorney General$187,799
2011Deputy Director / Sous-directeurAttorney General / Procureur général$181,349
2010CounselAttorney General$169,729
2009CounselAttorney General$159,230
2008CounselAttorney General$147,529
2007CounselAttorney General$133,972
2006CounselAttorney General$130,552

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Donald Bennett's 2025 salary of $353,482 comes to roughly $204,220 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 40.7% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $353,851, Donald Bennett ranked #103 of 3,127 disclosed at Attorney General that year, where the median salary was $188,366. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 19 years in all, first in 2006. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$204,220
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~40.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~42.2%
vs. 2025 Director Legal Services median
+60%

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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.

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