Melissa Phillips
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$326,308Total compensation $326,635, 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
#609Attorney General
Years on List
142012–2025
Peak Salary
$326,3082025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2025
$111,190 in 2012 is worth about $150,020 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $326,308Benefits $327Total $326,635 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $230,664Benefits $300Total $230,964 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général | $236,456Benefits $292Total $236,748 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $227,453Benefits $282Total $227,734 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $210,866Benefits $272Total $211,138 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $197,807Benefits $251Total $198,058 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $189,648Benefits $235Total $189,883 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $165,603Benefits $247Total $165,850 |
| 2017 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $157,717Benefits $239Total $157,956 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $147,547Benefits $235Total $147,782 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $139,512Benefits $233Total $139,745 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $128,574Benefits $218Total $128,793 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $117,217Benefits $184Total $117,401 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $111,190Benefits $156Total $111,346 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Melissa Phillips's $326,308 salary works out to roughly $191,593 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 41.3%. That is about 41% more than the $230,664 paid in 2024. That is about 34% above the 2025 median of $243,487 for Counsel on the Sunshine List. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$191,593
- 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 Counsel median
- +34%
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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.