Melody Atkinson
Attorney General/Crown Attorney
2025 Salary
$346,847Total compensation $347,211, including $364 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
#116Attorney General
Years on List
192007–2025
Peak Salary
$346,8472025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2007–2025
$107,778 in 2007 is worth about $158,718 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Melody Atkinson's $346,847 salary works out to roughly $201,137 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 42.0%. For comparison, the median Crown Attorney on the 2025 list was paid $341,880; this salary is about 1% more. It is up about 31% on the $264,571 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
- ~$201,137
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.0%
- vs. 2025 Crown Attorney median
- +1%
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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.