Robert Samuels
Information and Privacy Commissioner/Legal Counsel / Avocat
2025 Salary
$277,756Total compensation $278,091, including $335 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
#9Information and Privacy Commissioner
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$289,5592024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$147,553 in 2019 is worth about $178,149 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $277,756 |
| 2024 | Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $289,559 |
| 2023 | Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée | $258,075 |
| 2022 | Legal Counsel / AvocatInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $185,187 |
| 2021 | Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridiqueInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $179,663 |
| 2020 | Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridiqueInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $149,356 |
| 2019 | Legal Counsel / Conseiller juridiqueInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $147,553 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Robert Samuels's 2025 salary of $277,756 comes to roughly $169,030 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 37.2% effective) is deducted. At Information and Privacy Commissioner, 118 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $129,715; Robert Samuels's total compensation of $278,091 ranked #9. Most Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$169,030
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.1%
- vs. 2025 Legal Counsel median
- +95%
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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.