Sona Dhawan
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$246,660Total compensation $246,933, including $272 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
#1,164Attorney General
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$246,6602025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$130,393 in 2018 is worth about $160,499 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $246,660 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $163,934 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général | $180,873 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $170,183 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $159,098 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $152,850 |
| 2019 | CounselAttorney General | $148,805 |
| 2018 | CounselAttorney General | $130,393 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Sona Dhawan's 2025 salary of $246,660 comes to roughly $154,290 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 35.2% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Counsel in 2025, the median was $243,487; this salary sits about 1% above it. That is about 50% more than the $163,934 paid in 2024. Sona Dhawan has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$154,290
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.4%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +1%
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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.