Michelle Alton
Attorney General/Deputy Director
2025 Salary
$358,703Total compensation $358,985, including $282 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
#73Attorney General
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$358,7032025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$221,371 in 2023 is worth about $231,375 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Deputy DirectorAttorney General | $358,703Benefits $282Total $358,985 |
| 2024 | Deputy DirectorAttorney General | $259,243Benefits $0Total $259,243 |
| 2023 | Deputy Director / Sous-directrice/Sous-directeurAttorney General / Procureur Général | $221,371Benefits $0Total $221,371 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Michelle Alton was paid $358,703 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $206,646, an effective income-tax rate of about 40.9%. For comparison, the median Deputy Director on the 2025 list was paid $325,611; this salary is about 10% more. Michelle Alton has appeared on the list 3 times since 2023. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$206,646
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.4%
- vs. 2025 Deputy Director median
- +10%
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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.