Robin Bates
Ombudsman Ontario/Senior Counsel /Avocate principale
2025 Salary
$134,173Total compensation $134,328, including $155 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
#38Ombudsman Ontario
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$159,9382024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$108,352 in 2018 is worth about $133,369 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Counsel /Avocate principaleOmbudsman Ontario | $134,173 |
| 2024 | Senior Counsel /Avocate principaleOmbudsman Ontario | $159,938 |
| 2023 | Senior Counsel /Avocate principaleOmbudsman Ontario / Ombudsman Ontario | $151,387 |
| 2022 | Senior Counsel /Avocate principaleOmbudsman Ontario | $137,572 |
| 2021 | Senior Counsel /Avocate principaleOmbudsman Ontario | $118,706 |
| 2020 | Counsel / AvocateOmbudsman Ontario | $113,168 |
| 2019 | Counsel / AvocateOmbudsman Ontario | $107,771 |
| 2018 | Counsel / AvocateOmbudsman Ontario | $108,352 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Robin Bates's 2025 salary of $134,173 comes to roughly $94,912 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.2% effective) is deducted. It is down about 16% from the $159,938 paid in 2024. Robin Bates has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. 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
- ~$94,912
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.3%
- vs. 2025 Senior Counsel median
- −30%
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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.