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.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | General CounselAttorney General | $359,652Benefits $350Total $360,003 |
| 2024 | General CounselAttorney General | $243,482Benefits $306Total $243,788 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur Général | $236,456Benefits $292Total $236,748 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $233,643Benefits $286Total $233,929 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $229,382Benefits $284Total $229,666 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $229,971Benefits $278Total $230,249 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $226,772Benefits $274Total $227,047 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $208,662Benefits $299Total $208,961 |
| 2017 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur général | $209,135Benefits $304Total $209,439 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $205,594Benefits $317Total $205,912 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $207,139Benefits $334Total $207,473 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $203,889Benefits $329Total $204,217 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $193,125Benefits $291Total $193,416 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $191,163Benefits $262Total $191,425 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur général | $179,817Benefits $266Total $180,084 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $170,365Benefits $285Total $170,651 |
| 2009 | CounselAttorney General | $160,682Benefits $273Total $160,956 |
| 2008 | CounselAttorney General | $143,531Benefits $271Total $143,802 |
| 2007 | CounselAttorney General | $135,578Benefits $247Total $135,826 |
| 2006 | CounselAttorney General | $130,747Benefits $214Total $130,961 |
| 2005 | CounselAttorney General | $111,076Benefits $186Total $111,262 |
| 2004 | CounselAttorney General | $106,788Benefits $186Total $106,973 |
| 2003 | CounselAttorney General | $104,864Benefits $196Total $105,060 |
| 2001 | CounselAttorney General | $102,375Benefits $202Total $102,577 |
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.