Megan Howatt
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$272,889Total compensation $273,182, including $293 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
#1,011Attorney General
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$272,8892025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$110,956 in 2022 is worth about $120,496 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $272,889Benefits $293Total $273,182 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $121,128Benefits $255Total $121,383 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général | $171,942Benefits $218Total $172,160 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $110,956Benefits $0Total $110,956 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Megan Howatt was paid $272,889 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $166,769, an effective income-tax rate of about 36.9%. That is about 12% above the 2025 median of $243,487 for Counsel on the Sunshine List. It is up about 125% on the $121,128 paid in 2024. Megan Howatt has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$166,769
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.9%
- vs. 2025 Counsel 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.