Crown Counsel Salary in Ontario (2025)
2,650 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
201
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$264,798
+116.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$198,684–$326,049
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$372,465
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Crown Counsel" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Crown Counsel" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Carmen Elmasry at Attorney General, with a salary of $372,465; the median among the 201 listed under this title was $264,798.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Crown Counsel paid the 2025 median of $264,798 would take home roughly $163,009 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $13,584 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 38.4%. Half of those listed earned between $198,684 and $326,049. 201 people were listed under this title in 2025. 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
- ~$163,009
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.4%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$13,584
Where does $264,798 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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | $264,798 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmen ElmasryCrown Counsel | $372,465 | $372,821 |
| 2 | Wilhelm RinasCrown Counsel | $357,608 | $357,972 |
| 3 | Jamie KlukachCrown Counsel | $355,521 | $355,876 |
| 4 | Elise NakelskyCrown Counsel | $355,521 | $355,876 |
| 5 | Vincent ParisCrown Counsel | $355,521 | $355,876 |
| 6 | Amy AlyeaCrown Counsel | $334,833 | $335,162 |
| 7 | Peter KeenCrown Counsel | $332,842 | $333,166 |
| 8 | Paula ThompsonCrown Counsel | $332,271 | $332,597 |
| 9 | Heather KeatingCrown Counsel | $331,767 | $332,094 |
| 10 | Tracy KozlowskiCrown Counsel | $331,332 | $331,659 |
By Year
Related Positions
- General Duty Officer2,942
- Law Enforcement Officer2,864
- Team Leader1,492
- Investigator1,192
- Assistant Crown Attorney997
- Senior Policy Advisor933
- Supervisor874
- Counsel737
About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.