Hanwen Zhang
Ontario Securities Commission/Legal Counsel / Avocate
2025 Salary
$148,875Total compensation $149,633, including $758 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
#344Ontario Securities Commission
Years on List
32022–2025
Peak Salary
$148,8752025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$103,832 in 2022 is worth about $112,760 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Counsel / AvocateOntario Securities Commission | $148,875Benefits $758Total $149,633 |
| 2024 | Legal Counsel / AvocateOntario Securities Commission | $132,040Benefits $714Total $132,754 |
| 2022 | Legal Counsel / AvocateOntario Securities Commission | $103,832Benefits $1,641Total $105,473 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Hanwen Zhang's 2025 salary of $148,875 comes to roughly $103,232 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.0% effective) is deducted. That is about 4% above the 2025 median of $142,655 for Legal Counsel on the Sunshine List. It is up about 13% on the $132,040 paid in 2024. 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
- ~$103,232
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- vs. 2025 Legal Counsel median
- +4%
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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.