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Heather Burnett

Attorney General/Counsel

2025 Salary

$113,561

Total compensation $113,798, including $237 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

#2,797

Attorney General

Years on List

5

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$136,249

2019

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 5 yearly values of total compensation, from $120,393 in 2018 to $113,798 in 2025. No data from 2020 to 2021. No data for 2024.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K20182019202220232025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$120,218 in 2018 is worth about $147,975 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025CounselAttorney General$113,561Benefits $237Total $113,798
2023Counsel / Avocat/AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général$100,091Benefits $195Total $100,285
2022CounselAttorney General$104,834Benefits $133Total $104,966
2019CounselAttorney General$136,249Benefits $169Total $136,418
2018CounselAttorney General$120,218Benefits $174Total $120,393

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Heather Burnett was paid $113,561 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $83,124, an effective income-tax rate of about 22.0%. That is about 53% below the 2025 median of $243,487 for Counsel on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2018. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$83,124
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~22.0%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~26.8%
vs. 2025 Counsel median
−53%

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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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