Ontario public pay
Brena Parnes
Counsel at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 16 years between 2010 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $326,743.12
- Taxable benefits
- $326.50
- Total disclosed
- $327,069.62
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$96,074 (+41.7%)16years on
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Change from 2024: +$96,074 (+41.7%)16years on
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Among 720 people with the title “Counsel” in 2025
Paid more than 94% of them. Their median: $245,765.
$326,743$101,483$387,502
Among 3,127 people at Attorney General in 2025
297th highest paid. Their median: $188,366.
$326,743$100,030$509,016
Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$327K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $115,089 | $165,406 |
| 2011 | $121,475 | $162,543 |
| 2012 | $129,232 | $175,843 |
| 2013 | $138,279 | $177,324 |
| 2014 | $153,728 | $185,345 |
| 2015 | $169,966 | $185,961 |
| 2016 | $180,751 | $191,375 |
| 2017 | $196,206 | $189,174 |
| 2018 | $208,425 | $198,057 |
| 2019 | $227,383 | $213,978 |
| 2020 | $229,971 | $217,113 |
| 2021 | $229,382 | $217,876 |
| 2022 | $233,643 | $221,949 |
| 2023 | $240,928 | $209,129 |
| 2024 | $230,669 | $205,212 |
| 2025 | $326,743 | $245,765 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $326,743 | $327 | +$96,074 |
| 2024 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $230,669 | $300 | −$10,259 |
| 2023 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate | $240,928 | $292 | +$7,285 |
| 2022 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $233,643 | $286 | +$4,262 |
| 2021 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $229,382 | $284 | −$589 |
| 2020 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $229,971 | $278 | +$2,588 |
| 2019 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $227,383 | $274 | +$18,958 |
| 2018 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $208,425 | $299 | +$12,218 |
| 2017 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate | $196,206 | $294 | +$15,455 |
| 2016 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $180,751 | $288 | +$10,786 |
| 2015 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocate | $169,966 | $282 | +$16,238 |
| 2014 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocate | $153,728 | $260 | +$15,449 |
| 2013 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $138,279 | $216 | +$9,047 |
| 2012 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $129,232 | $183 | +$7,757 |
| 2011 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate · moved here | $121,475 | $180 | +$6,386 |
| 2010 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $115,089 | $193 |
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