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Lainie Basman

Attorney General/Counsel

2025 Salary

$277,382

Total compensation $277,677, including $295 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

#979

Attorney General

Years on List

3

2023–2025

Peak Salary

$277,382

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $195,556 in 2023 to $277,677 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K202320242025
Total compensation, 2023–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2023–2025

$195,556 in 2023 is worth about $204,394 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025CounselAttorney General$277,382Benefits $295Total $277,677
2024CounselAttorney General$197,401Benefits $191Total $197,593
2023Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général$195,556Benefits $0Total $195,556

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $277,382 Lainie Basman earned in 2025, roughly $168,856 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 39.1%. That is about 41% more than the $197,401 paid in 2024. Within Attorney General, Lainie Basman's total compensation of $277,677 was the #979 of 3,127, against a median salary of $188,366. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$168,856
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~37.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~39.1%
vs. 2025 Counsel median
+14%

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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.

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2025

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