Heather Palin
Attorney General/Assistant Crown Attorney
2025 Salary
$270,030Total compensation $270,314, including $283 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
#1,023Attorney General
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$270,0302025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$129,374 in 2019 is worth about $156,201 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $270,030 |
| 2024 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $187,822 |
| 2023 | Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureure adjointe de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur Général | $180,874 |
| 2022 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $170,184 |
| 2021 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $108,993 |
| 2020 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $131,895 |
| 2019 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $129,374 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Heather Palin's 2025 salary of $270,030 comes to roughly $165,440 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 36.7% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Assistant Crown Attorney on the 2025 list was paid $214,794; this salary is about 26% more. It is up about 44% on the $187,822 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$165,440
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.7%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Crown Attorney median
- +26%
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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.