Heather Cook
Attorney General/Crown Counsel
2025 Salary
$326,617Total compensation $326,944, 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
#307Attorney General
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$326,6172025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$182,389 in 2015 is worth about $236,558 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Heather Cook's $326,617 salary works out to roughly $191,737 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 41.3%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $230,669, that is a rise of about 42%. Heather Cook has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$191,737
- 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 Crown Counsel median
- +23%
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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.