Paula Thompson
Attorney General/Crown Counsel
2025 Salary
$332,271Total compensation $332,597, including $325 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
Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#172Attorney General
Years on List
212001–2025
Peak Salary
$332,2712025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2001–2025
$106,964 in 2001 is worth about $179,585 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Paula Thompson was paid $332,271 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $194,364, an effective income-tax rate of about 39.8%. The 2024 record under this name shows $230,234. For comparison, the median Crown Counsel on the 2025 list was paid $264,798; this salary is about 25% more. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 21 years in all, first in 2001. 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
- ~$194,364
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~41.5%
- vs. 2025 Crown Counsel median
- +25%
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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.