Jason Defreitas
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$304,460Total compensation $304,781, including $321 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
#871Attorney General
Years on List
112014–2025
Peak Salary
$304,4602025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$109,826 in 2014 is worth about $144,037 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $304,460Benefits $321Total $304,781 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $217,423Benefits $283Total $217,706 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur Général | $209,381Benefits $266Total $209,647 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $197,006Benefits $248Total $197,254 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $184,175Benefits $237Total $184,412 |
| 2020 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $172,770Benefits $219Total $172,990 |
| 2019 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $165,352Benefits $205Total $165,558 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $144,645Benefits $216Total $144,860 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $129,531Benefits $207Total $129,738 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $124,028Benefits $206Total $124,234 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $109,826Benefits $182Total $110,008 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Jason Defreitas's 2025 salary of $304,460 comes to roughly $181,440 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 38.6% effective) is deducted. It is up about 40% on the $217,423 paid in 2024. Jason Defreitas has appeared on the list 11 times since 2014. 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
- ~$181,440
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.4%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +25%
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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.