Robert Howes
Solicitor General/Staff Sergeant
2025 Salary
$191,443Total compensation $191,593, including $149 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
#284Solicitor General
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$219,0742023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$172,060 in 2019 is worth about $207,738 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Staff SergeantSolicitor General | $191,443 |
| 2024 | Staff SergeantSolicitor General | $150,769 |
| 2023 | Staff Sergeant / Sergent d'état-majorSolicitor General / Solliciteur général | $219,074 |
| 2022 | Staff SergeantSolicitor General | $201,936 |
| 2021 | Staff SergeantSolicitor General | $195,205 |
| 2020 | Staff SergeantSolicitor General | $198,944 |
| 2019 | Staff SergeantSolicitor General | $172,060 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Robert Howes's 2025 salary of $191,443 comes to roughly $126,279 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.2% effective) is deducted. At Solicitor General, 5,958 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $122,057; Robert Howes's total compensation of $191,593 ranked #284. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$126,279
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.0%
- vs. 2025 Staff Sergeant median
- +14%
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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.