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Shake Sarkhanian

Attorney General/Legal Counsel / Avocate

2023 Salary — last year on the list

$111,844

Total compensation $111,880, including $36 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
2023

Employer Rank

#2,169

Attorney General

Years on List

2

2022–2023

Peak Salary

$111,844

2023

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $105,201 in 2022 to $111,880 in 2023.$100K$103K$105K$108K$110K$113K20222023
Total compensation, 2022–2023. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2022–2023

$105,201 in 2022 is worth about $114,246 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2023Legal Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général$111,844Benefits $36Total $111,880
2022CounselAttorney General$105,201Benefits $0Total $105,201

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate

In 2023, Shake Sarkhanian's $111,844 salary works out to roughly $80,947 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 27.6%. It is up about 6% on the $105,201 paid in 2022. On total compensation of $111,880, Shake Sarkhanian ranked #2,169 of 2,595 disclosed at Attorney General that year, where the median salary was $171,760. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$80,947
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~23.4%
CPP + EI contributions
~$4,756
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~27.6%
vs. 2023 Legal Counsel median
−17%

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Estimate only: 2023 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.

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2023

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