Vanessa Yolles
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$256,940Total compensation $257,202, including $261 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
Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#1,101Attorney General
Years on List
172003–2025
Peak Salary
$256,9402025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2003–2025
$101,361 in 2003 is worth about $161,902 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $256,940Benefits $261Total $257,202 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $184,528Benefits $240Total $184,768 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général | $185,065Benefits $229Total $185,294 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $162,515Benefits $221Total $162,735 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $160,567Benefits $199Total $160,766 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $158,002Benefits $208Total $158,210 |
| 2019 | Legislative CounselAttorney General | $155,664Benefits $192Total $155,856 |
| 2018 | Legislative CounselAttorney General | $132,313Benefits $209Total $132,523 |
| 2016 | Legislative CounselAttorney General | $143,916Benefits $222Total $144,138 |
| 2015 | Legislative Counsel / Conseillère législativeAttorney General | $144,955Benefits $234Total $145,189 |
| 2014 | Legislative Counsel / Conseillère législativeAttorney General | $140,139Benefits $230Total $140,369 |
| 2013 | Legislative CounselAttorney General | $134,198Benefits $201Total $134,399 |
| 2009 | Legislative CounselAttorney General | $141,479Benefits $254Total $141,733 |
| 2008 | Legislative CounselAttorney General | $140,876Benefits $253Total $141,130 |
| 2007 | Legislative CounselAttorney General | $128,651Benefits $231Total $128,882 |
| 2006 | CounselAttorney General | $121,487Benefits $200Total $121,687 |
| 2003 | CounselAttorney General | $101,361Benefits $174Total $101,535 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Vanessa Yolles's 2025 salary of $256,940 comes to roughly $159,357 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 35.8% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Counsel in 2025, the median was $243,487; this salary sits about 6% above it. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 17 years in all, first in 2003. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$159,357
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.0%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +6%
Where does $256,940 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.