Kelly Spear
Attorney General/Deputy Director
2025 Salary
$332,299Total compensation $332,636, including $337 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
#170Attorney General
Years on List
252001–2025
Peak Salary
$332,2992025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2001–2025
$119,931 in 2001 is worth about $201,357 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Deputy DirectorAttorney General | $332,299Benefits $337Total $332,636 |
| 2024 | Deputy DirectorAttorney General | $244,980Benefits $307Total $245,286 |
| 2023 | Deputy Director / Sous-directriceAttorney General / Procureur Général | $234,223Benefits $296Total $234,519 |
| 2022 | Deputy DirectorAttorney General | $225,201Benefits $293Total $225,493 |
| 2021 | Deputy DirectorAttorney General | $234,606Benefits $291Total $234,897 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $225,711Benefits $278Total $225,989 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $227,383Benefits $274Total $227,657 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $208,425Benefits $299Total $208,724 |
| 2017 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $208,425Benefits $303Total $208,728 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $205,594Benefits $317Total $205,912 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $207,080Benefits $334Total $207,414 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $200,198Benefits $329Total $200,527 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $193,125Benefits $265Total $193,390 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $193,068Benefits $263Total $193,331 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $193,125Benefits $275Total $193,400 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $192,032Benefits $309Total $192,342 |
| 2009 | CounselAttorney General | $189,627Benefits $311Total $189,938 |
| 2008 | CounselAttorney General | $174,794Benefits $312Total $175,107 |
| 2007 | CounselAttorney General | $156,211Benefits $283Total $156,494 |
| 2006 | CounselAttorney General | $149,760Benefits $250Total $150,010 |
| 2005 | CounselAttorney General | $131,988Benefits $219Total $132,207 |
| 2004 | CounselAttorney General | $121,328Benefits $211Total $121,539 |
| 2003 | CounselAttorney General | $119,142Benefits $223Total $119,365 |
| 2002 | CounselAttorney General | $108,591Benefits $231Total $108,822 |
| 2001 | CounselAttorney General | $119,931Benefits $238Total $120,170 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $332,299 Kelly Spear earned in 2025, roughly $194,377 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 41.5%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $244,980, that is a rise of about 36%. Kelly Spear has appeared on the list 25 times since 2001. 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
- ~$194,377
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~41.5%
- vs. 2025 Deputy Director median
- +2%
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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.