James Wright
Solicitor General/General Duty Officer
2025 Salary
$207,019Total compensation $207,220, including $201 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
#189Solicitor General
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$216,9642024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$128,568 in 2019 is worth about $155,227 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $207,019Benefits $201Total $207,220 |
| 2024 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $216,964Benefits $197Total $217,162 |
| 2023 | General Duty Officer / Agent des services générauxSolicitor General / Solliciteur général | $196,807Benefits $181Total $196,988 |
| 2022 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $215,960Benefits $181Total $216,141 |
| 2021 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $190,846Benefits $176Total $191,022 |
| 2020 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $143,869Benefits $14Total $143,883 |
| 2019 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $128,568Benefits $0Total $128,568 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
James Wright was paid $207,019 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $134,185, an effective income-tax rate of about 32.5%. That is about 5% less than the $216,964 paid in 2024. James Wright has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$134,185
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.2%
- vs. 2025 General Duty Officer median
- +74%
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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.