Ryan Defaria
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$326,249Total compensation $326,575, including $327 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
#613Attorney General
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$326,2492025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$155,008 in 2013 is worth about $207,266 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $326,249 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $230,669 |
| 2023 | —Attorney General / Procureur Général | $236,456 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $232,665 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $216,945 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $225,711 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $223,888 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $194,584 |
| 2017 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur général | $205,834 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $191,376 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $183,464 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $169,081 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $155,008 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Ryan Defaria's 2025 salary of $326,249 comes to roughly $191,565 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 39.6% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Counsel in 2025, the median was $243,487; this salary sits about 34% above it. Ryan Defaria has appeared on the list 13 times since 2013. 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
- ~$191,565
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~41.3%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +34%
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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.