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Wade Adams

Solicitor General/Superintendent

2025 Salary

$131,394

Total compensation $131,540, including $146 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

#2,212

Solicitor General

Years on List

6

2019–2025

Peak Salary

$131,394

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 6 yearly values of total compensation, from $130,473 in 2019 to $131,540 in 2025. No data for 2023.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K201920202021202220242025
Total compensation, 2019–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2019–2025

$130,366 in 2019 is worth about $157,397 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025SuperintendentSolicitor General$131,394Benefits $146Total $131,540
2024SuperintendentSolicitor General$100,074Benefits $128Total $100,201
2022Deputy SuperintendentSolicitor General$128,387Benefits $116Total $128,502
2021Staff SergeantSolicitor General$129,387Benefits $111Total $129,498
2020SergeantSolicitor General$111,973Benefits $107Total $112,080
2019SergeantSolicitor General$130,366Benefits $107Total $130,473

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Wade Adams's 2025 salary of $131,394 comes to roughly $93,339 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.8% effective) is deducted. That is about 37% below the 2025 median of $209,368 for Superintendent on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2019. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$93,339
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~24.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~29.0%
vs. 2025 Superintendent median
−37%

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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.

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