Karen Golden
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$306,749Total compensation $307,076, including $327 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
#852Attorney General
Years on List
182007–2025
Peak Salary
$306,7492025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2007–2025
$101,814 in 2007 is worth about $149,936 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $306,749Benefits $327Total $307,076 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $146,092Benefits $251Total $146,343 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général | $236,242Benefits $292Total $236,534 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $233,643Benefits $286Total $233,929 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $229,382Benefits $284Total $229,666 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $225,711Benefits $278Total $225,989 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $227,463Benefits $274Total $227,737 |
| 2018 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $212,408Benefits $299Total $212,707 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $191,374Benefits $306Total $191,680 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $182,243Benefits $306Total $182,549 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $168,594Benefits $287Total $168,881 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $153,471Benefits $241Total $153,712 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $146,163Benefits $207Total $146,370 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $139,229Benefits $205Total $139,434 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $132,624Benefits $222Total $132,846 |
| 2009 | CounselAttorney General | $125,657Benefits $213Total $125,870 |
| 2008 | CounselAttorney General | $118,009Benefits $212Total $118,222 |
| 2007 | CounselAttorney General | $101,814Benefits $184Total $101,998 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Karen Golden's 2025 salary of $306,749 comes to roughly $182,503 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 38.7% effective) is deducted. Within Attorney General, Karen Golden's total compensation of $307,076 was the #852 of 3,127, against a median salary of $188,366. For comparison, the median Counsel on the 2025 list was paid $243,487; this salary is about 26% more. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$182,503
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.5%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +26%
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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.