Laura Dowdell
Solicitor General/Area Manager
2025 Salary
$152,821Total compensation $152,987, including $166 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
#1,039Solicitor General
Years on List
42020–2025
Peak Salary
$152,8212025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$104,370 in 2020 is worth about $125,092 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Area ManagerSolicitor General | $152,821Benefits $166Total $152,987 |
| 2024 | Area ManagerSolicitor General | $118,709Benefits $151Total $118,860 |
| 2023 | Area Manager / Chef de secteurSolicitor General / Solliciteur général | $112,006Benefits $144Total $112,150 |
| 2020 | Assistant Area ManagerSolicitor General | $104,370Benefits $133Total $104,503 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Laura Dowdell's 2025 salary of $152,821 comes to roughly $105,439 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.4% effective) is deducted. That is about 12% above the 2025 median of $136,308 for Area Manager on the Sunshine List. That is about 29% more than the $118,709 paid in 2024. 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
- ~$105,439
- 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 Area Manager median
- +12%
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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.