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Melanie Llerena

Attorney General/Counsel

2025 Salary

$181,567

Total compensation $181,765, including $198 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

#1,646

Attorney General

Years on List

3

2021–2025

Peak Salary

$181,567

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $103,272 in 2021 to $181,765 in 2025. No data from 2023 to 2024.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K202120222025
Total compensation, 2021–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2021–2025

$103,272 in 2021 is worth about $119,755 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025CounselAttorney General$181,567Benefits $198Total $181,765
2022CounselAttorney General$109,689Benefits $58Total $109,748
2021CounselAttorney General$103,272Benefits $0Total $103,272

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Melanie Llerena's 2025 salary of $181,567 comes to roughly $121,170 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.2% effective) is deducted. Within Attorney General, Melanie Llerena's total compensation of $181,765 was the #1,646 of 3,127, against a median salary of $188,366. It is up about 66% on the $109,689 paid in 2022. 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
~$121,170
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~30.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.3%
vs. 2025 Counsel median
−25%

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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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