Michael Cousineau
Attorney General/Assistant Crown Attorney
2025 Salary
$177,455Total compensation $177,654, including $199 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
#1,675Attorney General
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$177,4552025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$103,272 in 2021 is worth about $119,755 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $177,455Benefits $199Total $177,654 |
| 2024 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $139,098Benefits $174Total $139,272 |
| 2023 | Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureur adjoint de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur Général | $115,409Benefits $148Total $115,557 |
| 2022 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $109,689Benefits $58Total $109,748 |
| 2021 | Assistant Crown AttorneyAttorney General | $103,272Benefits $0Total $103,272 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Michael Cousineau's 2025 salary of $177,455 comes to roughly $118,995 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.8% effective) is deducted. At Attorney General, 3,127 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $188,366; Michael Cousineau's total compensation of $177,654 ranked #1,675. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $139,098, that is a rise of about 28%. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$118,995
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.9%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Crown Attorney median
- −17%
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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.