Michael Stephen Lim
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$227,759Total compensation $228,000, including $241 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
#1,283Attorney General
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$227,7592025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$106,332 in 2019 is worth about $128,381 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $227,759 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $165,710 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur Général | $146,972 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $147,010 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $137,435 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $123,654 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $106,332 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Michael Stephen Lim's $227,759 salary works out to roughly $144,809 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 36.4%. Among those listed as Counsel in 2025, the median was $243,487; this salary sits about 6% below it. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 2019. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$144,809
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.4%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- −6%
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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.