John Halsey
Solicitor General/Staff Sergeant
2025 Salary
$131,805Total compensation $131,930, including $125 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
#2,177Solicitor General
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$132,5622022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$113,430 in 2019 is worth about $136,950 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Staff SergeantSolicitor General | $131,805Benefits $125Total $131,930 |
| 2024 | Staff SergeantSolicitor General | $106,534Benefits $114Total $106,648 |
| 2023 | Sergeant / SergentSolicitor General / Solliciteur général | $125,819Benefits $106Total $125,925 |
| 2022 | SergeantSolicitor General | $132,562Benefits $103Total $132,664 |
| 2021 | SergeantSolicitor General | $129,491Benefits $152Total $129,644 |
| 2020 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $125,064Benefits $155Total $125,219 |
| 2019 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $113,430Benefits $139Total $113,569 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Halsey's 2025 salary of $131,805 comes to roughly $93,573 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.8% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Staff Sergeant on the 2025 list was paid $167,529; this salary is about 21% less. It is up about 24% on the $106,534 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$93,573
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.0%
- vs. 2025 Staff Sergeant median
- −21%
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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.