Karen Bolton
Solicitor General/General Duty Officer
2025 Salary
$152,864Total compensation $153,064, 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
#1,033Solicitor General
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$154,9312024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$118,541 in 2019 is worth about $143,121 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $152,864Benefits $201Total $153,064 |
| 2024 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $154,931Benefits $197Total $155,129 |
| 2023 | General Duty Officer / Agente des services générauxSolicitor General / Solliciteur général | $131,520Benefits $181Total $131,701 |
| 2022 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $135,834Benefits $181Total $136,015 |
| 2021 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $142,588Benefits $180Total $142,768 |
| 2020 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $128,040Benefits $174Total $128,213 |
| 2019 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $118,541Benefits $168Total $118,709 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Karen Bolton's $152,864 salary works out to roughly $105,461 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.0%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $154,931, that is a drop of about 1%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 2019. 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
- ~$105,461
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
- vs. 2025 General Duty Officer median
- +29%
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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.