Emily Watson
Special Investigations Unit/Counsel
2025 Salary
$325,572Total compensation $325,899, including $327 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
#3Special Investigations Unit
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$325,5722025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$226,502 in 2021 is worth about $262,652 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselSpecial Investigations Unit | $325,572Benefits $327Total $325,899 |
| 2024 | CounselSpecial Investigations Unit | $230,669Benefits $300Total $230,969 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateSpecial Investigations Unit / Unité Des Enquêtes Spéciales | $236,456Benefits $292Total $236,748 |
| 2022 | CounselSpecial Investigations Unit | $233,643Benefits $286Total $233,929 |
| 2021 | CounselSpecial Investigations Unit | $226,502Benefits $283Total $226,784 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $325,572 Emily Watson earned in 2025, roughly $191,251 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 41.3%. It is up about 41% on the $230,669 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$191,251
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~41.3%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +34%
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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.