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Holly Nickel

Attorney General/Assistant Crown Attorney

2025 Salary

$163,254

Total compensation $163,418, including $163 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

Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#1,839

Attorney General

Years on List

18

2003–2025

Peak Salary

$183,911

2010

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 18 yearly values of total compensation, from $121,293 in 2003 to $163,418 in 2025. No data from 2004 to 2007. No data for 2017.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K200320092014201820222025
Total compensation, 2003–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2003–2025

$121,219 in 2003 is worth about $193,620 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$163,254Benefits $163Total $163,418
2024Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$115,334Benefits $150Total $115,484
2023Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureure adjointe de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur Général$118,228Benefits $146Total $118,374
2022Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$116,822Benefits $143Total $116,965
2021Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$112,691Benefits $142Total $112,833
2020Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$107,686Benefits $128Total $107,814
2019Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$113,661Benefits $137Total $113,798
2018Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$104,213Benefits $150Total $104,362
2016Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$104,740Benefits $159Total $104,899
2015Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureure adjointe de la CouronneAttorney General$103,901Benefits $167Total $104,068
2014Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureure adjointe de la CouronneAttorney General$112,284Benefits $124Total $112,408
2013Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$156,254Benefits $213Total $156,467
2012Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$114,925Benefits $175Total $115,100
2011Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureure adjointe de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur général$178,978Benefits $253Total $179,231
2010Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$183,911Benefits $304Total $184,216
2009Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$170,657Benefits $289Total $170,946
2008Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$138,486Benefits $243Total $138,729
2003Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$121,219Benefits $74Total $121,293

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Holly Nickel's $163,254 salary works out to roughly $111,179 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.9%. The 2024 record under this name shows $115,334. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 18 years in all, first in 2003. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$111,179
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 Assistant Crown Attorney median
−24%

Where does $163,254 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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