Robin Basu
Attorney General/General Counsel
2025 Salary
$355,519Total compensation $355,870, including $351 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
#97Attorney General
Years on List
222004–2025
Peak Salary
$355,5192025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2004–2025
$109,987 in 2004 is worth about $172,492 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | General CounselAttorney General | $355,519Benefits $351Total $355,870 |
| 2024 | General CounselAttorney General | $251,162Benefits $327Total $251,489 |
| 2023 | General Counsel / Avocat généralAttorney General / Procureur Général | $257,464Benefits $317Total $257,781 |
| 2022 | General CounselAttorney General | $254,400Benefits $312Total $254,712 |
| 2021 | General CounselAttorney General | $249,762Benefits $309Total $250,071 |
| 2020 | General CounselAttorney General | $245,764Benefits $303Total $246,067 |
| 2019 | General CounselAttorney General | $247,585Benefits $299Total $247,883 |
| 2018 | General CounselAttorney General | $226,942Benefits $326Total $227,267 |
| 2017 | General Counsel / Avocat généralAttorney General / Procureur général | $226,942Benefits $330Total $227,272 |
| 2016 | General CounselAttorney General | $223,860Benefits $345Total $224,205 |
| 2015 | General Counsel / Avocat généralAttorney General | $225,479Benefits $364Total $225,842 |
| 2014 | General Counsel / Avocat généralAttorney General | $237,407Benefits $352Total $237,758 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $193,125Benefits $291Total $193,416 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $196,816Benefits $263Total $197,079 |
| 2011 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur général | $192,451Benefits $275Total $192,726 |
| 2010 | CounselAttorney General | $179,809Benefits $301Total $180,110 |
| 2009 | CounselAttorney General | $169,589Benefits $288Total $169,878 |
| 2008 | CounselAttorney General | $158,448Benefits $283Total $158,731 |
| 2007 | CounselAttorney General | $142,722Benefits $256Total $142,979 |
| 2006 | CounselAttorney General | $135,766Benefits $227Total $135,993 |
| 2005 | CounselAttorney General | $119,647Benefits $279Total $119,925 |
| 2004 | CounselAttorney General | $109,987Benefits $191Total $110,178 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Robin Basu's 2025 salary of $355,519 comes to roughly $205,167 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 40.7% effective) is deducted. At Attorney General, 3,127 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $188,366; Robin Basu's total compensation of $355,870 ranked #97. Robin Basu has appeared on the list 22 times since 2004. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$205,167
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.3%
- vs. 2025 General Counsel median
- +36%
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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.