Legal Counsel / Avocate salary in Ontario
45 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $134,627 and $158,913.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| 2011 | $124,490 |
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| 2014 | $131,134 |
| 2015 | $125,072 |
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| 2017 | $139,307 |
| 2018 | $134,774 |
| 2019 | $129,008 |
| 2020 | $130,811 |
| 2021 | $136,211 |
| 2022 | $134,064 |
| 2023 | $138,138 |
| 2024 | $138,866 |
| 2025 | $149,700 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 3 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2025
Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Legal Counsel / Avocate in Ontario’s public sector?
$149,700 among the 45 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 Legal Counsel / Avocate on the list earn?
Half were paid between $134,627 and $158,913 in 2025; the highest salary was $282,740.
Which employer pays Legal Counsel / Avocate the most?
Information And Privacy Commissioner: a median of $229,097 among 5 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Legal Counsel / Avocate?
Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario), with 15 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Legal Counsel / Avocate are on the list?
45 in 2025, up from 18 in 2011.
What share of people with the title Legal Counsel / Avocate are paid $150,000 or more?
49% of those on the 2025 list (22 people), and 9% $200,000 or more (4).
How does Legal Counsel / Avocate pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $149,700, is 22.4% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Legal Counsel / Avocate make at Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)?
The median salary of the 15 people with this title at Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario) was $145,779 in 2025.
How much does a Legal Counsel / Avocate make at Ontario Securities Commission?
The median salary of the 15 people with this title at Ontario Securities Commission was $148,875 in 2025.
Has Legal Counsel / Avocate pay gone up?
The median rose 7.8% from 2024 ($138,866) to 2025. In 2011 it was $124,490.
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.