Ian Ross
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$310,166Total compensation $310,493, 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
#837Attorney General
Years on List
172009–2025
Peak Salary
$310,1662025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2009–2025
$119,718 in 2009 is worth about $171,832 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $310,166Benefits $327Total $310,493 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $230,669Benefits $300Total $230,969 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur Général | $236,456Benefits $292Total $236,748 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $233,643Benefits $286Total $233,929 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $229,382Benefits $284Total $229,666 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $225,711Benefits $278Total $225,989 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $231,456Benefits $274Total $231,730 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $205,831Benefits $297Total $206,129 |
| 2017 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur général | $193,835Benefits $293Total $194,129 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $182,294Benefits $292Total $182,586 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $176,676Benefits $292Total $176,968 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $161,028Benefits $274Total $161,302 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $147,625Benefits $232Total $147,857 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $140,595Benefits $199Total $140,795 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur général | $133,925Benefits $198Total $134,123 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $126,885Benefits $213Total $127,098 |
| 2009 | CounselAttorney General | $119,718Benefits $203Total $119,921 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Ian Ross's 2025 salary of $310,166 comes to roughly $184,091 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 38.9% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Counsel in 2025, the median was $243,487; this salary sits about 27% above it. It is up about 34% on the $230,669 paid in 2024. Ian Ross has appeared on the list 17 times since 2009. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$184,091
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.6%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +27%
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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.