James Van Velzer
Solicitor General/General Duty Officer
2025 Salary
$116,423Total compensation $116,557, including $134 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
#3,576Solicitor General
Years on List
52020–2025
Peak Salary
$125,8472024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$102,529 in 2020 is worth about $122,885 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $116,423 |
| 2024 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $125,847 |
| 2023 | General Duty Officer / Agent des services générauxSolicitor General / Solliciteur général | $103,746 |
| 2021 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $100,311 |
| 2020 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $102,529 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on James Van Velzer's 2025 salary of $116,423 comes to roughly $84,867 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 22.4% effective) is deducted. That is about 7% less than the $125,847 paid in 2024. On total compensation of $116,557, James Van Velzer ranked #3,576 of 5,958 disclosed at Solicitor General that year, where the median salary was $122,057. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$84,867
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.1%
- vs. 2025 General Duty Officer median
- −2%
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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.