Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal salary in Ontario
31 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $200,245 and $237,113.
Median salary by year
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| 2011 | $193,575 |
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| 2014 | $189,135 |
| 2015 | $196,339 |
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| 2017 | $175,855 |
| 2018 | $187,149 |
| 2019 | $195,113 |
| 2020 | $194,276 |
| 2021 | $204,828 |
| 2022 | $188,598 |
| 2023 | $197,577 |
| 2024 | $207,876 |
| 2025 | $226,148 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 2 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 Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal in Ontario’s public sector?
$226,148 among the 31 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 Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal on the list earn?
Half were paid between $200,245 and $237,113 in 2025; the highest salary was $282,146.
Which employer pays Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal the most?
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario: a median of $237,113 among 7 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal?
Ontario Securities Commission, with 22 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal are on the list?
31 in 2025, up from 15 in 2011.
What share of people with the title Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal are paid $150,000 or more?
100% of those on the 2025 list (31 people), and 74% $200,000 or more (23).
How does Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $226,148, is 85.0% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal make at Ontario Securities Commission?
The median salary of the 22 people with this title at Ontario Securities Commission was $217,752 in 2025.
How much does a Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal make at Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario?
The median salary of the 7 people with this title at Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario was $237,113 in 2025.
Has Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal pay gone up?
The median rose 8.8% from 2024 ($207,876) to 2025. In 2011 it was $193,575.
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.