Kenneth Hare
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$243,718Total compensation $243,964, including $247 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
#1,180Attorney General
Years on List
182007–2025
Peak Salary
$243,7182025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2007–2025
$117,633 in 2007 is worth about $173,232 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $243,718Benefits $247Total $243,964 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $219,138Benefits $274Total $219,412 |
| 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 | $225,711Benefits $278Total $225,989 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $224,942Benefits $274Total $225,216 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $121,405Benefits $198Total $121,602 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $205,594Benefits $317Total $205,912 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $206,335Benefits $334Total $206,669 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $185,673Benefits $320Total $185,992 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $151,407Benefits $271Total $151,678 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $159,143Benefits $233Total $159,376 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur général | $155,621Benefits $229Total $155,850 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $145,483Benefits $244Total $145,726 |
| 2009 | CounselAttorney General | $137,214Benefits $233Total $137,447 |
| 2008 | CounselAttorney General | $128,863Benefits $232Total $129,095 |
| 2007 | CounselAttorney General | $117,633Benefits $211Total $117,845 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Kenneth Hare was paid $243,718 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $152,816, an effective income-tax rate of about 35.0%. The 2025 median for Counsel on the list was $243,487, almost exactly this figure. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 18 years in all, first in 2007. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$152,816
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.3%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- about even
Where does $243,718 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.