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Melissa Ernewein

Attorney General/Assistant Crown Attorney

2025 Salary

$326,426

Total compensation $326,752, 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

#586

Attorney General

Years on List

16

2009–2025

Peak Salary

$326,426

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 16 yearly values of total compensation, from $119,878 in 2009 to $326,752 in 2025. No data for 2011.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K200920142016201920222025
Total compensation, 2009–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2009–2025

$119,674 in 2009 is worth about $171,770 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$326,426Benefits $327Total $326,752
2024Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$230,669Benefits $300Total $230,969
2023Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureure adjointe de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur Général$234,901Benefits $292Total $235,192
2022Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$233,643Benefits $286Total $233,929
2021Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$229,382Benefits $284Total $229,666
2020Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$225,606Benefits $278Total $225,884
2019Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$227,381Benefits $274Total $227,655
2018Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$208,330Benefits $299Total $208,629
2017Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureure adjointe de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur général$198,057Benefits $297Total $198,354
2016Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$184,790Benefits $295Total $185,085
2015Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureure adjointe de la CouronneAttorney General$174,542Benefits $292Total $174,833
2014Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureure adjointe de la CouronneAttorney General$159,865Benefits $274Total $160,139
2013Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$147,475Benefits $232Total $147,707
2012Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$140,596Benefits $199Total $140,796
2010Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$102,571Benefits $213Total $102,784
2009Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General$119,674Benefits $203Total $119,878

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Melissa Ernewein was paid $326,426 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $191,648, an effective income-tax rate of about 39.6%. That is about 42% more than the $230,669 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 16 years in all, first in 2009. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$191,648
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~39.6%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~41.3%
vs. 2025 Assistant Crown Attorney median
+52%

Where does $326,426 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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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