Melissa Bent
Solicitor General/General Duty Officer
2025 Salary
$123,327Total compensation $123,527, including $201 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
#2,873Solicitor General
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$142,0682024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$100,619 in 2020 is worth about $120,596 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $123,327Benefits $201Total $123,527 |
| 2024 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $142,068Benefits $197Total $142,265 |
| 2023 | General Duty Officer / Agente des services générauxSolicitor General / Solliciteur général | $124,306Benefits $181Total $124,487 |
| 2022 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $106,363Benefits $181Total $106,544 |
| 2021 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $109,516Benefits $180Total $109,696 |
| 2020 | General Duty OfficerSolicitor General | $100,619Benefits $174Total $100,793 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Melissa Bent's 2025 salary of $123,327 comes to roughly $88,775 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.6% effective) is deducted. At Solicitor General, 5,958 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $122,057; Melissa Bent's total compensation of $123,527 ranked #2,873. That is about 13% less than the $142,068 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
- ~$88,775
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.0%
- vs. 2025 General Duty Officer median
- +4%
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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.