Philippe Cowle
Attorney General/Crown Counsel
2025 Salary
$264,798Total compensation $265,077, including $279 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
#1,049Attorney General
Years on List
102015–2025
Peak Salary
$264,7982025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$100,253 in 2015 is worth about $130,028 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $264,798Benefits $279Total $265,077 |
| 2024 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $172,149Benefits $245Total $172,394 |
| 2023 | Crown Counsel / Avocat de la CouronneAttorney General / Procureur Général | $180,873Benefits $230Total $181,103 |
| 2022 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $170,183Benefits $214Total $170,397 |
| 2021 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $159,098Benefits $205Total $159,303 |
| 2020 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $149,246Benefits $190Total $149,435 |
| 2019 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $143,091Benefits $177Total $143,268 |
| 2018 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $124,950Benefits $186Total $125,136 |
| 2016 | Crown CounselAttorney General | $104,761Benefits $164Total $104,925 |
| 2015 | Crown Counsel / Avocat de la CouronneAttorney General | $100,253Benefits $68Total $100,321 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Philippe Cowle was paid $264,798 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $163,009, an effective income-tax rate of about 36.4%. It is up about 54% on the $172,149 paid in 2024. The 2025 median for Crown Counsel on the list was $264,798, almost exactly this figure. Philippe Cowle has appeared on the list 10 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$163,009
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.4%
- vs. 2025 Crown Counsel median
- about even
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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.