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Legal Counsel 2 vs Principal
In 2025, the median salary for Legal Counsel 2 was $603 (0.4%) higher than for Principal: $138,142 against $137,539. Legal Counsel 2 had 62 people on the list, Principal 548.
At a glance
| Legal Counsel 2 | Principal | |
|---|---|---|
| People on the 2025 list | 62 | 548 |
| Median salary | $138,142 | $137,539 |
| Middle half | $129,501–$147,832 | $126,562–$145,595 |
| Highest salary | $181,719 | $182,536 |
| Total salaries | $8,508,092 | $73,957,368 |
| People, change | +14.8% vs 2024 | +5.0% vs 2024 |
| Median, change | −5.5% vs 2024 | −1.1% vs 2024 |
Median salary by year
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| Year | Legal Counsel 2 | Principal |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $116,655 | $116,217 |
| 2021 | $125,555 | $125,218 |
| 2022 | $122,216 | $124,952 |
| 2023 | $121,434 | $125,302 |
| 2024 | $146,140 | $139,078 |
| 2025 | $138,142 | $137,539 |
People on the list by year
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| Year | Legal Counsel 2 | Principal |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 57 | 541 |
| 2021 | 62 | 617 |
| 2022 | 57 | 534 |
| 2023 | 46 | 526 |
| 2024 | 54 | 522 |
| 2025 | 62 | 548 |
Highest paid in 2025
Legal Counsel 2
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Rankine | Government of Manitoba | $181,719 |
| 2 | B Dupuis | Government of Manitoba | $171,575 |
| 3 | D Mudge | Government of Manitoba | $166,559 |
| 4 | C Anderson | Government of Manitoba | $163,646 |
| 5 | N Reeves | Government of Manitoba | $161,656 |
Principal
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J Kroeker | The Pembina Trails School Division | $182,536 |
| 2 | S Labossiere | The Pembina Trails School Division | $178,338 |
| 3 | D Potapinski | The Louis Riel School Division | $175,540 |
| 4 | J French | The Mystery Lake School Division | $174,851 |
| 5 | J Muller | The River East Transcona School Division | $174,749 |
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Questions and answers
Which pays more, Legal Counsel 2 or Principal?
By median salary in 2025, Legal Counsel 2: $138,142 against $137,539.
Which has more people on the list?
Principal: 548 against 62 in 2025.
How has the gap changed since 2020?
In 2020 the median for Legal Counsel 2 was $116,655 and for Principal $116,217, a gap of $438; in 2025 the gap was $603.
What do these figures cover?
Only people paid $85,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.
What is “total compensation”?
The one pay figure Manitoba publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Manitoba does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work