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Giovanni Cousins

Solicitor General/General Duty Officer

2025 Salary

$163,198

Total compensation $163,396, including $197 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

#683

Solicitor General

Years on List

6

2020–2025

Peak Salary

$163,198

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 6 yearly values of total compensation, from $110,885 in 2020 to $163,396 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K202020212022202320242025
Total compensation, 2020–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2020–2025

$110,885 in 2020 is worth about $132,900 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025General Duty OfficerSolicitor General$163,198Benefits $197Total $163,396
2024General Duty OfficerSolicitor General$142,257Benefits $187Total $142,444
2023General Duty Officer / Agent des services générauxSolicitor General / Solliciteur général$129,980Benefits $154Total $130,134
2022General Duty OfficerSolicitor General$119,274Benefits $0Total $119,274
2021General Duty OfficerSolicitor General$110,064Benefits $0Total $110,064
2020General Duty OfficerSolicitor General$110,885Benefits $0Total $110,885

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Giovanni Cousins's 2025 salary of $163,198 comes to roughly $111,148 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.5% effective) is deducted. It is up about 15% on the $142,257 paid in 2024. That is about 37% above the 2025 median of $118,959 for General Duty Officer on the Sunshine List. Giovanni Cousins has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$111,148
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~28.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.9%
vs. 2025 General Duty Officer median
+37%

Where does $163,198 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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