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Counsel salary in Ontario

720 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $169,153 and $326,371.

Median salary
$245,765
+19.8% vs 2024
People on the list
720
Middle half
$169K–$326K
Highest
$387,502

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996$106,344
1997$108,907
1998$108,198
1999$111,191
2000$104,410
2001$134,639
2002$126,069
2003$130,853
2004$128,788
2005$131,760
2006$143,389
2007$146,328
2008$158,450
2009$162,458
2010$165,406
2011$123,401
2012$175,843
2013$177,324
2014$109,846
2015$110,598
2016$191,375
2017$126,781
2018$198,057
2019$213,978
2020$217,113
2021$217,876
2022$221,949
2023$161,847
2024$205,212
2025$245,765

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 8 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.

Median for everyone with this title: $245,765
Tribunals Ontario14 people$303,344
Attorney General650 people$257,521
Ontario Energy Board5 people$217,321
Ontario Power Generation5 people$132,519
York University6 people$132,110

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Kirsten Manley-CasimirAttorney General$387,502$326+$176,456
2Kevin BellAttorney General$355,521$351+$104,358
3Myra HewittAttorney General$355,521$351+$104,358
4Caryl SilverAttorney General$332,439$331new
5Danielle MeulemanAttorney General$332,307$326+$102,520
6Julie LandoAttorney General$331,492$322+$100,823
7Giuseppe PannellaAttorney General$331,492$322+$100,823
8Jacqueline WallAttorney General$331,492$326+$100,823
9Christopher WaylandAttorney General$331,492$326+$100,823
10Kelly BealeAttorney General$331,332$326+$100,664
11Dawn BensonAttorney General$331,332$326+$100,664
12Sean HanleyAttorney General$331,332$322+$100,664
13Judie ImAttorney General$331,332$326+$100,664
14Mary Theresa MerkowskyAttorney General$331,332$326+$100,664
15Larissa EassonAttorney General$329,765$326+$96,251
16Susan KeenanAttorney General$328,547$326+$94,224
17Michael SimsAttorney General$327,844$326+$93,527
18Jennifer MalchukAttorney General$327,609$326+$92,548
19Maureen BulbrookAttorney General$327,518$247+$87,623
20Candace Watson-HiscoxAttorney General$327,405$326+$96,737
21Harjinder SahdraAttorney General$327,399$326+$96,730
22David GlicksmanAttorney General$327,363$326+$95,465
23Phillip MarksAttorney General$327,328$326+$92,795
24Kevin KellyAttorney General$327,226$326+$96,557
25Dan KleimanAttorney General$327,166$326+$97,155
26Donna PetriAttorney General$327,166$322+$97,155
27Danielle CarbonneauAttorney General$327,149$326+$97,138
28Trevor GuyAttorney General$327,070$326+$97,059
29Navin KatyalAttorney General$327,045$326+$96,377
30Paul JohnsonAttorney General$326,974$326+$104,835
31Michael MercerAttorney General$326,942$326+$96,709
32David BrownAttorney General$326,942$326+$96,709
33Julia EvansAttorney General$326,942$326+$96,709
34Mariette MatosAttorney General$326,877$326+$96,209
35Jillian WelchAttorney General$326,877$326+$96,209
36Rachelle PearceAttorney General$326,847$326+$96,613
37Demetrius KapposAttorney General$326,743$322+$96,074
38Brena ParnesAttorney General$326,743$326+$96,074
39Frank PignoliAttorney General$326,637$326+$95,968
40William MaclarkeyAttorney General$326,617$326+$95,949
41Giuseppe FerraroAttorney General$326,617$326+$95,949
42James FlagalAttorney General$326,617$322+$95,949
43Melanie HerbinAttorney General$326,617$322+$95,949
44George ParrisAttorney General$326,617$326+$95,949
45David FeliciantAttorney General$326,555$326+$95,886
46Leila DabirAttorney General$326,547$326+$95,878
47Marko DjurdjevacAttorney General$326,508$326+$95,839
48Eli FellmanTribunals Ontario$326,508$326+$95,839
49Neil KhannaTribunals Ontario$326,508$326+$95,839
50Linda NaidooTribunals Ontario$326,508$326+$95,839