Ontario public pay
Alexandra Melo
Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale at Ontario Securities Commission. On Ontario’s disclosure list 6 years between 2020 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $181,853.82
- Taxable benefits
- $927.24
- Total disclosed
- $182,781.06
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$4,629 (−2.5%)6years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$4,629 (−2.5%)6years on
the list
Among 46 people with the title “Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale” in 2025
Paid more than 19% of them. Their median: $202,402.
$181,854$118,013$239,887
Among 528 people at Ontario Securities Commission in 2025
231st highest paid. Their median: $170,096.
$181,854$100,179$697,973
Paid more than 92% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$182K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $124,217 | $130,811 |
| 2021 | $140,836 | $136,211 |
| 2022 | $142,451 | $134,064 |
| 2023 | $150,669 | $138,138 |
| 2024 | $186,483 | $207,223 |
| 2025 | $181,854 | $202,402 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | $181,854 | $927 | −$4,629 |
| 2024 | Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | $186,483 | $914 | +$35,814 |
| 2023 | Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'OntarioLegal Counsel / Avocate · moved here | $150,669 | $1,798 | +$8,218 |
| 2022 | Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel / Avocate | $142,451 | $1,820 | +$1,615 |
| 2021 | Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel / Avocate | $140,836 | $828 | +$16,619 |
| 2020 | Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel / Avocate | $124,217 | $1,232 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal