James Kettles
Solicitor General/Manager
2025 Salary
$109,505Total compensation $109,656, including $151 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
#4,387Solicitor General
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$117,6432024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$106,351 in 2023 is worth about $111,157 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ManagerSolicitor General | $109,505Benefits $151Total $109,656 |
| 2024 | Fire Investigations SupervisorSolicitor General | $117,643Benefits $201Total $117,844 |
| 2023 | Fire Investigator / Enquêteur d'incendieSolicitor General / Solliciteur général | $106,351Benefits $180Total $106,531 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on James Kettles's 2025 salary of $109,505 comes to roughly $80,472 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 21.5% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Manager in 2025, the median was $135,394; this salary sits about 19% below it. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $117,643, that is a drop of about 7%. 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
- ~$80,472
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.5%
- vs. 2025 Manager median
- −19%
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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.