Michael Bernstein
Attorney General/General Counsel
2025 Salary
$355,136Total compensation $355,491, including $356 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
#98Attorney General
Years on List
242001–2025
Peak Salary
$355,1362025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2001–2025
$178,655 in 2001 is worth about $299,951 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Michael Bernstein was paid $355,136 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $204,990, an effective income-tax rate of about 40.7%. Among those listed as General Counsel in 2025, the median was $262,041; this salary sits about 36% above it. That is about 41% more than the $251,162 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
- ~$204,990
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.3%
- vs. 2025 General Counsel median
- +36%
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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.