Payal Bhatija
Ontario Health/Senior Legal Counsel I/Avocate principale I
2025 Salary
$164,846Total compensation $167,573, including $2,727 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
#117Ontario Health
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$164,8462025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$118,000 in 2020 is worth about $141,428 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Legal Counsel I/Avocate principale IOntario Health | $164,846Benefits $2,727Total $167,573 |
| 2024 | Senior Legal Counsel I/Avocate principale IOntario Health | $158,066Benefits $2,614Total $160,680 |
| 2023 | Senior Legal Counsel I/Avocate principale IOntario Health / Santé Ontario | $152,077Benefits $2,563Total $154,640 |
| 2022 | Senior Legal Counsel I/Avocate principale IOntario Health | $144,587Benefits $2,403Total $146,990 |
| 2021 | Legal Counsel/AvocateOntario Health | $124,146Benefits $2,323Total $126,469 |
| 2020 | Legal Counsel/AvocateOntario Health | $118,000Benefits $2,254Total $120,254 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $164,846 Payal Bhatija earned in 2025, roughly $112,055 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.0%. On total compensation of $167,573, Payal Bhatija ranked #117 of 1,588 disclosed at Ontario Health that year, where the median salary was $119,488. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $158,066, that is a rise of about 4%. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$112,055
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.0%
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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.