Ontario public pay
Cheryl Ellison
Counsel at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 13 years between 2011 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $326,413.84
- Taxable benefits
- $326.50
- Total disclosed
- $326,740.34
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$95,747 (+41.5%)13years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$95,747 (+41.5%)13years on
the list
Among 720 people with the title “Counsel” in 2025
Paid more than 75% of them. Their median: $245,765.
$326,414$101,483$387,502
Among 3,127 people at Attorney General in 2025
593rd highest paid. Their median: $188,366.
$326,414$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
$326K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $115,690 | $162,543 |
| 2012 | $121,453 | $175,843 |
| 2014 | $114,214 | $185,345 |
| 2015 | $150,237 | $185,961 |
| 2016 | $157,445 | $191,375 |
| 2017 | $167,444 | $189,174 |
| 2018 | $175,816 | $198,057 |
| 2019 | $126,656 | $213,978 |
| 2021 | $213,206 | $217,876 |
| 2022 | $230,717 | $221,949 |
| 2023 | $236,490 | $209,129 |
| 2024 | $230,667 | $205,212 |
| 2025 | $326,414 | $245,765 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $326,414 | $327 | +$95,747 |
| 2024 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $230,667 | $300 | −$5,823 |
| 2023 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate | $236,490 | $292 | +$5,773 |
| 2022 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $230,717 | $284 | +$17,510 |
| 2021 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $213,206 | $275 | |
| 2019 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $126,656 | $143 | −$49,160 |
| 2018 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $175,816 | $262 | +$8,372 |
| 2017 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate | $167,444 | $253 | +$9,999 |
| 2016 | Attorney GeneralCounsel | $157,445 | $252 | +$7,209 |
| 2015 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocate | $150,237 | $252 | +$36,022 |
| 2014 | Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocate | $114,214 | $236 | |
| 2012 | Attorney GeneralCounsel · moved here | $121,453 | $172 | +$5,762 |
| 2011 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralCounsel / Avocate | $115,690 | $171 |
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