John Lee
Attorney General/General Counsel
2025 Salary
$359,652Total compensation $360,003, including $350 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
#70Attorney General
Years on List
242001–2025
Peak Salary
$359,6522025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2001–2025
$102,375 in 2001 is worth about $171,882 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Lee's 2025 salary of $359,652 comes to roughly $207,088 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 40.9% effective) is deducted. That is about 37% above the 2025 median of $262,041 for General Counsel on the Sunshine List. John Lee has appeared on the list 24 times since 2001. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$207,088
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.4%
- vs. 2025 General Counsel median
- +37%
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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.