Lorna Bolton
Attorney General/Crown Counsel
2025 Salary
$311,018Total compensation $311,345, 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
#833Attorney General
Years on List
222001–2025
Peak Salary
$311,0182025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2001–2025
$119,898 in 2001 is worth about $201,301 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $311,018Benefits $327Total $311,345 |
| 2024 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $227,259Benefits $300Total $227,559 |
| 2023 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur Général | $198,579Benefits $267Total $198,846 |
| 2021 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $229,382Benefits $284Total $229,666 |
| 2020 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $225,711Benefits $278Total $225,989 |
| 2019 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $225,000Benefits $274Total $225,275 |
| 2018 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $208,425Benefits $299Total $208,724 |
| 2017 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur général | $208,425Benefits $303Total $208,728 |
| 2016 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $205,594Benefits $317Total $205,912 |
| 2015 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General | $207,080Benefits $334Total $207,414 |
| 2014 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General | $200,198Benefits $329Total $200,527 |
| 2013 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $127,314Benefits $225Total $127,540 |
| 2011 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur général | $177,699Benefits $282Total $177,981 |
| 2010 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $170,786Benefits $289Total $171,075 |
| 2008 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $156,581Benefits $292Total $156,872 |
| 2007 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $142,985Benefits $309Total $143,295 |
| 2006 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $136,015Benefits $227Total $136,243 |
| 2005 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $120,069Benefits $201Total $120,271 |
| 2004 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $115,483Benefits $201Total $115,684 |
| 2003 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $113,403Benefits $212Total $113,615 |
| 2002 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $103,185Benefits $219Total $103,405 |
| 2001 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $119,898Benefits $75Total $119,973 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $311,018 Lorna Bolton earned in 2025, roughly $184,487 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 40.7%. Among those listed as Crown Counsel in 2025, the median was $264,798; this salary sits about 17% above it. It is up about 37% on the $227,259 paid in 2024. 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
- ~$184,487
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.7%
- vs. 2025 Crown Counsel median
- +17%
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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.