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City Solicitor salary in Ontario

16 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $186,608 and $226,362.

Median salary
$212,361
+6.1% vs 2024
People on the list
16
Middle half
$187K–$226K
Highest
$393,556

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996$109,297
1997
1998
1999$119,758
2000$105,390
2001$122,158
2002$126,191
2003$111,016
2004$127,371
2005$133,752
2006$127,872
2007$130,640
2008$142,276
2009$157,210
2010$155,658
2011$160,330
2012$145,244
2013$148,830
2014$167,038
2015$174,761
2016$170,549
2017$159,888
2018$159,465
2019$167,202
2020$180,428
2021$185,890
2022$179,258
2023$186,083
2024$200,071
2025$212,361

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K1
$125K–$150K1
$150K–$200K4
$200K–$300K9
$300K or more1

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Wendy WalbergCity Of Toronto$393,556$12,740+$41,886 (+11.9%)
2Diana SoosCity Of Vaughan$255,779$882+$43,349 (+20.4%)
3Lisa ShieldsCity Of Hamilton$240,981$2,254−$16,657 (−6.5%)
4Antonio R DimiltaCity of Richmond Hill$237,120$1,214+$15,460 (+7.0%)
5Samuel YoonCity Of Oshawa$226,362$973+$6,290 (+2.9%)
6Steven RossCity Of Brampton$219,238$10,410+$28,156 (+14.7%)
7Stuart HuxleyCity Of Ottawa$217,697$627+$6,569 (+3.1%)
8Wira VendrascoCity Of Windsor$214,569$1,717+$20,119 (+10.3%)
9Robyn CarlsonCity Of Kawartha Lakes$210,154$1,416+$10,083 (+5.0%)
10Bryan BoodhooCity Of Cambridge$200,221$1,256+$6,826 (+3.5%)
11Patty RobinetCity Of Thunder Bay$194,452$1,345+$3,283 (+1.7%)
12Nidhi PunyarthiCity Of Niagara Falls$186,608$582+$5,355 (+3.0%)
13Peter LeckieThe Corporation of the City of North Bay$178,853$1,626+$8,455 (+5.0%)
14Jeffrey KingCity Of Sault Ste. Marie$151,536$1,312+$28,048 (+22.7%)
15Sameer AkhtarCity Of Brampton$142,359$11,678−$63,703 (−30.9%)
16Karen FieldsCity Of Sault Ste. Marie$112,910$84−$72,418 (−39.1%)

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a City Solicitor in Ontario’s public sector?

$212,361 among the 16 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.

How much do most people with the title City Solicitor on the list earn?

Half were paid between $186,608 and $226,362 in 2025; the highest salary was $393,556.

Which employer has the most people with the title City Solicitor?

City Of Brampton, with 2 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title City Solicitor are on the list?

16 in 2025, up from 6 in 1996.

What share of people with the title City Solicitor are paid $150,000 or more?

88% of those on the 2025 list (14 people), and 62% $200,000 or more (10).

How does City Solicitor pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $212,361, is 73.7% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

Has City Solicitor pay gone up?

The median rose 6.1% from 2024 ($200,071) to 2025. In 1996 it was $109,297.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

Why is someone not on the list?

Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.