Melissa Adams
Attorney General/Crown Counsel
2025 Salary
$324,216Total compensation $324,542, 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
#699Attorney General
Years on List
162010–2025
Peak Salary
$324,2162025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2010–2025
$101,509 in 2010 is worth about $143,071 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $324,216Benefits $327Total $324,542 |
| 2024 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $230,011Benefits $300Total $230,310 |
| 2023 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur Général | $220,509Benefits $277Total $220,786 |
| 2022 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $190,456Benefits $229Total $190,685 |
| 2021 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $183,505Benefits $227Total $183,732 |
| 2020 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $180,568Benefits $222Total $180,791 |
| 2019 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $181,906Benefits $220Total $182,126 |
| 2018 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $166,740Benefits $239Total $166,979 |
| 2017 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur général | $162,347Benefits $240Total $162,588 |
| 2016 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $151,418Benefits $242Total $151,660 |
| 2015 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General | $145,131Benefits $242Total $145,373 |
| 2014 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General | $133,053Benefits $225Total $133,278 |
| 2013 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $120,351Benefits $189Total $120,540 |
| 2012 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $114,620Benefits $162Total $114,783 |
| 2011 | Crown Counsel / Avocate de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur général | $108,583Benefits $160Total $108,743 |
| 2010 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $101,509Benefits $170Total $101,679 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Melissa Adams's $324,216 salary works out to roughly $190,621 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 41.2%. Among those listed as Crown Counsel in 2025, the median was $264,798; this salary sits about 22% above it. It is up about 41% on the $230,011 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$190,621
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~41.2%
- vs. 2025 Crown Counsel median
- +22%
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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.