Scott Dunsmuir
Attorney General/Director, Legal Services
2025 Salary
$352,906Total compensation $353,250, including $345 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
#105Attorney General
Years on List
122013–2025
Peak Salary
$352,9062025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$111,149 in 2013 is worth about $148,622 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Legal ServicesAttorney General | $352,906Benefits $345Total $353,250 |
| 2024 | Deputy DirectorAttorney General | $234,751Benefits $306Total $235,056 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General / Procureur Général | $224,648Benefits $284Total $224,932 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $210,797Benefits $265Total $211,063 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $197,068Benefits $254Total $197,322 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $184,864Benefits $235Total $185,098 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $177,239Benefits $220Total $177,459 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $154,769Benefits $231Total $154,999 |
| 2016 | CounselAttorney General | $138,597Benefits $222Total $138,819 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $132,107Benefits $219Total $132,326 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocatAttorney General | $110,110Benefits $187Total $110,297 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $111,149Benefits $172Total $111,321 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Scott Dunsmuir's 2025 salary of $352,906 comes to roughly $203,953 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 40.6% effective) is deducted. It is up about 50% on the $234,751 paid in 2024. For comparison, the median Director Legal Services on the 2025 list was paid $220,989; this salary is about 60% more. 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
- ~$203,953
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.2%
- vs. 2025 Director Legal Services median
- +60%
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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.