Michelle Wood
Attorney General/General Counsel
2025 Salary
$358,022Total compensation $358,373, including $350 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
#78Attorney General
Years on List
152010–2025
Peak Salary
$358,0222025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2010–2025
$115,089 in 2010 is worth about $162,212 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | General CounselAttorney General | $358,022Benefits $350Total $358,373 |
| 2024 | General CounselAttorney General | $243,218Benefits $307Total $243,525 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général | $236,456Benefits $292Total $236,748 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $233,643Benefits $286Total $233,929 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $229,382Benefits $284Total $229,666 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $229,971Benefits $278Total $230,249 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $212,246Benefits $266Total $212,512 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $175,650Benefits $280Total $175,931 |
| 2017 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $167,174Benefits $258Total $167,432 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $145,857Benefits $256Total $146,114 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $151,054Benefits $270Total $151,323 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $148,840Benefits $253Total $149,093 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $125,468Benefits $197Total $125,665 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur général | $110,717Benefits $181Total $110,898 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $115,089Benefits $193Total $115,282 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Michelle Wood's $358,022 salary works out to roughly $206,330 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 42.4%. For comparison, the median General Counsel on the 2025 list was paid $262,041; this salary is about 37% more. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 15 years in all, first in 2010. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$206,330
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.4%
- vs. 2025 General Counsel median
- +37%
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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.